Dis"pa*rage` (?), n.
Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Dissuaded her from such a
disparage.
Spenser.
Dis*par"age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparaged (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disparaging (?).]
[OF. desparagier, F. déparager, to marry unequally; pref. des- (L.
dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal, peer. See Peer.]
1. To match
unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage. [Obs.]
Alas! that any of my nation
Should ever so foul
disparaged be.
Chaucer.
2. To dishonor by a
comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank
or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
Those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious.
Bp. Atterbury.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
Milton. Syn. -- To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate;
cheapen; vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade; debase. See Decry.
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