disprize
[ dis-prahyz ]
verb (used with object),dis·prized, dis·priz·ing.
to hold in small esteem; disdain.
Origin of disprize
11425–75; late Middle English disprisen<Anglo-French, Middle French despriser, late variant of despreis(i)er to dispraise
Words Nearby disprize
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How to use disprize in a sentence
And especially from Dixie, the capricious; otherwise, she might win him by a glance and a smile, and then disprize him forever.
Bat Wing Bowles | Dane Coolidge
British Dictionary definitions for disprize
disprize
/ (dɪsˈpraɪz) /
verb
(tr) archaic to scorn; disdain
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