- misprize
- transitive verb Etymology: Anglo-French mespriser, from mes- mis- + priser, preiser to appraise — more at prize Date: 15th century 1. to hold in contempt ; despise 2. undervalue
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Misprize — Mis*prize (m[i^]s*pr[imac]z ), v. t. [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. m[ e]priser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See {price}, {Prize}, v.] To slight or undervalue. [1913 Webster] O, for those vanished hours, so much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misprize — I verb be contemptuous of, belittle, contemn, deprecate, depreciate, despise, disdain, disesteem, disparage, disprize, disregard, feel contempt for, hold cheap, hold in contempt, look down upon, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misjudge … Law dictionary
misprize — [mis prīz′] vt. misprized, misprizing [ME mesprisen < OFr mesprisier < mes ,MIS 1 + prisier < LL pretiare, to value < L pretium, a PRICE] to despise or undervalue … English World dictionary
misprize — misprizer, n. /mis pruyz /, v.t., misprized, misprizing. to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn. Also, misprise. [1300 50; ME misprise < MF mesprisier, equiv. to mes MIS 1 + prisier to PRIZE2] * * * … Universalium
misprize — verb a) To despise or hold in contempt b) To undervalue See Also: misprision … Wiktionary
misprize — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, care nothing for, contemn, deprecate, depreciate, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold… … Moby Thesaurus
misprize — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ridicule, miscalculate, disregard; see underestimate … English dictionary for students
misprize — verb rare undervalue. Origin C15: from OFr. mesprisier, from mes wrongly + prisier estimate the value of … English new terms dictionary
misprize — v. a. Undervalue, underrate, underestimate, slight, hold cheap … New dictionary of synonyms
misprize — v 1. undervalue, hold cheap, underestimate, underrate, hold for naught; disprize, hold in disrespect, look down on, set no store by; sneeze at, spit upon, Inf. look down one s nose at; despise, scorn, condemn, be contemptuous of, disdain; feel… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
