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disparage
English
Etymology
From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- + parage (“equal rank, rank”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?pæ??d??/
Noun
disparage (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
- But, for his meane degree might not aspire / To match so high, her friends with counsell sage / Dissuaded her from such a disparage […]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
Translations
Verb
disparage (third-person singular simple present disparages, present participle disparaging, simple past and past participle disparaged)
- To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- 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.
- 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
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
- To ridicule, mock, discredit. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
See also
- vilipend
- belittle
- denigrate
- excoriate
Further reading
- disparage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- disparage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- disparage at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French desparage; equivalent to dis- +? parage.
Alternative forms
- dysperage, disperage, desparage
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis?pa?ra?d?(?)/, /dis?parad?(?)/, /d?s-/
Noun
disparage (uncountable) (rare)
- Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
- Ignominy, shame; the state of lacking respect.
Descendants
- English: disparage
References
- “dispar??e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
Etymology 2
From Old French desparagier.
Verb
disparage
- Alternative form of disparagen.
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berate
English
Etymology
be- +? rate (“to scold, upbraid”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???e?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Verb
berate (third-person singular simple present berates, present participle berating, simple past and past participle berated)
- (transitive) to chide or scold vehemently
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
- Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.
- 1917, Jack London, Jerry of the Islands, ch. 14:
- Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.
- 2008, Alex Perry, "The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King," Time, 27 Nov.:
- During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Related terms
- beration
Translations
Anagrams
- Bartee, beater, betear, erbate, rebate, rebeat
German
Verb
berate
- inflection of beraten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
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