disparage
verb (used with object)
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle.
are disparaging
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present progressiveof disparage.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By the same token it is why universities are disparaging about business schools because this puts them into the same category as cooking and car maintenance programs.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 31, 2009
Maybe you don't clearly see these very days you are disparaging.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Arch. Alexander
Can I be surprised," says he, "if your authority is of little weight, conscript fathers? yourselves are disparaging it.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Titus Livius
