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disparage

noun
/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/UK/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/US/dɪsˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).

  1. derived from desparage
  2. inherited from disparage

Definitions

  1. Inequality in marriage

    Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

    • But, for his meane degree might not aspire / To match so high, her friends with counsell sage / Dissuaded her from such a disparage […]

  2. To match unequally

    To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.

    • Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul disparaged be.

  3. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior

    To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.

    • August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious
    • Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To ridicule, mock, discredit.

      • Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at disparage. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at disparage. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at disparage

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA