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| mis·prize [ miss prz ] (past and past participle mis·prized, present participle mis·priz·ing, 3rd person present singular mis·priz·es) |
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1. undervalue: to fail to appreciate the true worth of something or somebody
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2. consider contemptible: to consider somebody or something unworthy of respect or admiration
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| [14th century. < Old French mesprisier "misestimate value" < prisier "to praise"] |
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