disparage
/dɪsˈpeɹɪdʒ/dih-SPEH-rij
/dɪsˈpɛɹɪdʒ/dih-SPEH-rij
Meaningequal rank
Common meaning: speak of as unimportant or inferior
- disparageequal rankSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 171 · scan
Journey through time
- Late Latinparaticum‘equal rank’source
- Old Frenchparage‘lineage, rank’source
- Middle Englishmeaning shiftslineage, rank → lower in standingdesparagen‘lower in standing’source
- Englishmeaning shiftslower in standing → speak of as unimportant or inferiordisparage‘speak of as unimportant or inferior’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Late Latin paraticum ‘equal rank’.
Roots
- paraticum Late Latin “equal rank”
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