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dispraise

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dis⋅praise

  [dis-preyz] verb, -praised, -prais⋅ing, noun
Use dispraise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
–noun
2. an act or instance of dispraising; censure.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < AF, OF despreis(i)er, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + preis(i)er to praise

Related forms:
dis⋅prais⋅er, noun
dis⋅prais⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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dis·praise   (dĭs-prāz')   
tr.v.   dis·praised, dis·prais·ing, dis·prais·es
To express disapproval of; censure.
n.  Disapproval; censure.

[Middle English dispreisen, from Old French despreiser, variant of desprisier, from Late Latin dēpretiāre; see depreciate.]
dis·prais'er n., dis·prais'ing·ly adv.
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