dis·prize (dĭs-prīz′) tr.v. dis·prized ,
dis·priz·ing ,
dis·priz·es Archaic To disdain or undervalue; scorn.
[Middle English disprisen , from Old French desprisier ; see dispraise .]
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disprize (dɪsˈpraɪz ) vb (tr ) archaic to scorn; disdain
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dis•prize (dɪsˈpraɪz) v.t. -prized, -priz•ing. to hold in small esteem; disdain.
[1425–75; late Middle English
disprisen < Anglo-French, Middle French
despriser , late variant of
despreis(i)er to
dispraise ]
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disprize Past participle: disprizedGerund: disprizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative disprize disprize
Present I disprize you disprize he/she/it disprizes we disprize you disprize they disprize
Preterite I disprized you disprized he/she/it disprized we disprized you disprized they disprized
Present Continuous I am disprizing you are disprizing he/she/it is disprizing we are disprizing you are disprizing they are disprizing
Present Perfect I have disprized you have disprized he/she/it has disprized we have disprized you have disprized they have disprized
Past Continuous I was disprizing you were disprizing he/she/it was disprizing we were disprizing you were disprizing they were disprizing
Past Perfect I had disprized you had disprized he/she/it had disprized we had disprized you had disprized they had disprized
Future I will disprize you will disprize he/she/it will disprize we will disprize you will disprize they will disprize
Future Perfect I will have disprized you will have disprized he/she/it will have disprized we will have disprized you will have disprized they will have disprized
Future Continuous I will be disprizing you will be disprizing he/she/it will be disprizing we will be disprizing you will be disprizing they will be disprizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been disprizing you have been disprizing he/she/it has been disprizing we have been disprizing you have been disprizing they have been disprizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been disprizing you will have been disprizing he/she/it will have been disprizing we will have been disprizing you will have been disprizing they will have been disprizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been disprizing you had been disprizing he/she/it had been disprizing we had been disprizing you had been disprizing they had been disprizing
Conditional I would disprize you would disprize he/she/it would disprize we would disprize you would disprize they would disprize
Past Conditional I would have disprized you would have disprized he/she/it would have disprized we would have disprized you would have disprized they would have disprized
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