disparage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ === Noun === disparage (uncountable) (obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === disparage (third-person singular simple present disparages, present participle disparaging, simple past and past participle disparaged) (obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. 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. Synonyms: denigrate, belittle, vilipend; see also Thesaurus:demean, Thesaurus:trivialize 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 To ridicule, mock, discredit. Synonyms: befool, excoriate, lampoon, scorn; see also Thesaurus:mock ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “disparage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “disparage”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “disparage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French desparage; equivalent to dis- +‎ parage. ==== Alternative forms ==== dysperage, disperage, desparage ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /disˌpaˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /disˈparad͡ʒ(ə)/, /dɛs-/ ==== Noun ==== disparage (uncountable) (rare) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. Ignominy, shame; the state of lacking respect. ===== Descendants ===== English: disparage ===== References ===== “disparāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 April 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old French desparagier. ==== Verb ==== disparage alternative form of disparagen