disparagen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- desparage, disparage, dysparage, dysperage, disperage, disperge, disparege
Etymology
From Old French disparagier; equivalent to disparage + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˌpaˈraːdʒ(ə)/, /disˈparadʒ(ə)/, /dɛs-/
Verb
disparagen
- To shame or lower one's societal place; to bring into ignominy.
- (rare, euphemistic) To have extramarital (and often nonconsensual) sex with a woman.
- (rare) To shame or humiliate a divinity or god.
- (rare) To ruin, reduce, or devastate; to make into nothing.
Conjugation
Conjugation of disparagen (irregular weak)
| infinitive | (to) disparagen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | disparage | disparagede, disparage |
| 2nd person singular | disparagest | disparagedest, disparage(st) |
| 3rd person singular | disparageþ, disparageth | disparagede, disparage |
| plural | disparagen | disparagede(n), disparage(n) |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | disparage | disparagede, disparage |
| plural | disparagen | disparagede(n), disparage(n) |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | disparage | |
| plural | disparageþ, disparageth | |
| participle | present | past |
| disparagende, disparaginge | disparaged, ydisparaged, disparage | |
Descendants
- English: disparage (verb)
References
- “disparāǧen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-02.