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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dispraised (); p. pr. & vb. n.Dispraising.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. dpriser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf. Disprize, Depreciate.] To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame. Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak. Dispraise" n.[Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t.] The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson. スポンサード リンク
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