disprize

[ dis-prahyz ]

verb (used with object),dis·prized, dis·priz·ing.
  1. to hold in small esteem; disdain.

Origin of disprize

1
1425–75; 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
  1. (tr) archaic to scorn; disdain

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