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misprize definition

mis·prize (mis prīz′)

transitive verb misprized -·prized′, misprizing -·priz′·ing

to despise or undervalue

Etymology: ME mesprisen < OFr mesprisier < mes-, mis- + prisier < LL pretiare, to value < L pretium, a price

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