Misprize — Mis*prize (m[i^]s*pr[imac]z ), v. t. [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. m[ e]priser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See {price}, {Prize}, v.] To slight or undervalue. [1913 Webster] O, for those vanished hours, so much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misprize — [mis prīz′] vt. misprized, misprizing [ME mesprisen < OFr mesprisier < mes ,MIS 1 + prisier < LL pretiare, to value < L pretium, a PRICE] to despise or undervalue … English World dictionary
misprize — transitive verb Etymology: Anglo French mespriser, from mes mis + priser, preiser to appraise more at prize Date: 15th century 1. to hold in contempt ; despise 2. undervalue … New Collegiate Dictionary
misprize — misprizer, n. /mis pruyz /, v.t., misprized, misprizing. to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn. Also, misprise. [1300 50; ME misprise < MF mesprisier, equiv. to mes MIS 1 + prisier to PRIZE2] * * * … Universalium
misprize — verb a) To despise or hold in contempt b) To undervalue See Also: misprision … Wiktionary
misprize — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, care nothing for, contemn, deprecate, depreciate, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold… … Moby Thesaurus
misprize — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ridicule, miscalculate, disregard; see underestimate … English dictionary for students
misprize — verb rare undervalue. Origin C15: from OFr. mesprisier, from mes wrongly + prisier estimate the value of … English new terms dictionary
misprize — v. a. Undervalue, underrate, underestimate, slight, hold cheap … New dictionary of synonyms
misprize — v 1. undervalue, hold cheap, underestimate, underrate, hold for naught; disprize, hold in disrespect, look down on, set no store by; sneeze at, spit upon, Inf. look down one s nose at; despise, scorn, condemn, be contemptuous of, disdain; feel… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
