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misprize

[mis-prahyz]

verb (used with object), -prized, -priz·ing.

to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.

Also, misprise.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English misprise < Middle French mesprisier, equivalent to mes- mis-¹ + prisier to prize²

Related forms

mis·priz·er, noun

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misprize or misprise (mɪsˈpraɪz)

—vb
	to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage

[C15: from Old French mesprisier, from mes-mis-¹ + prisier to prize²]

misprise or misprise

—vb

[C15: from Old French mesprisier, from mes-mis-¹ + prisier to prize²]

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