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disparage

v.
US //dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ// UK //dɪspˈæɹɪdʒ// dis·par·age Archaic
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From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).

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