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   misprize

   /ˌmɪsˈprʌɪz/

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   • 1. fail to appreciate the value of (something); undervalue: rare "their cultures have been misprized"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French mesprisier, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + prisier ‘estimate the value of’.

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   What does misprize mean?

   • , mis·prized, mis·priz·ing. to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn. Yet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her. He could not conceive how a girl possessed of ordinary faculties could possibly misprize her father's gifts.

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   Where did the word 'misprize' originate?

   • The word 'misprize' is a borrowing from French. The earliest known use of the verb misprize is in the Middle English period (1150—1500), as evidenced by a translation by William Caxton. OED's earliest evidence for misprize is from 1481.

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   What does the term 'mispress' mean?

   • The term 'mispress' refers to a vinyl record with incorrect content pressed due to a manufacturing mistake. It is also defined as 'to press (a record) incorrectly'. (mis- + press)

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   What does prized mean?

   • v.t. -prized, -priz•ing. to despise; undervalue. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   Misprize definition: to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.. See examples of MISPRIZE used in a sentence.

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   misprize. To fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Misprize is a verb that means to hold in contempt or to undervalue something. It comes from Anglo-French mespriser, from mes- mis- + priser, preiser to appraise.

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   Misprize means to despise or undervalue something or someone. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of misprize from various dictionaries and sources.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · misprize (third-person singular simple present misprizes, present participle misprizing, simple past and past participle misprized) To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue. [from 15th c.]

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb misprize, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.