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disvalue

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dis⋅val⋅ue

  [dis-val-yoo] noun, verb, -ued, -u⋅ing.
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–noun
1. disesteem; disparagement.
–verb (used with object)
2. Archaic. to depreciate; disparage.
Origin:
1595–1605; dis- 1 + value
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dis·val·ue   (dĭs-vāl'yōō)   
tr.v.   dis·val·ued, dis·val·u·ing, dis·val·ues

  1. To regard as of little or no value.

  2. Archaic To disparage.

n.  

  1. A negative value of something.

  2. Obsolete Disesteem.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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