Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to disparage
Participle: disparaged
Gerund: disparaging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | disparage |
| you | disparage |
| he;she;it | disparages |
| we | disparage |
| you | disparage |
| they | disparage |
Perfect
| I | have disparaged |
| you | have disparaged |
| he;she;it | has disparaged |
| we | have disparaged |
| you | have disparaged |
| they | have disparaged |
Past
| I | disparaged |
| you | disparaged |
| he;she;it | disparaged |
| we | disparaged |
| you | disparaged |
| they | disparaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had disparaged |
| you | had disparaged |
| he;she;it | had disparaged |
| we | had disparaged |
| you | had disparaged |
| they | had disparaged |
Future
| I | will disparage |
| you | will disparage |
| he;she;it | will disparage |
| we | will disparage |
| you | will disparage |
| they | will disparage |
Future Perfect
| I | will have disparaged |
| you | will have disparaged |
| he;she;it | will have disparaged |
| we | will have disparaged |
| you | will have disparaged |
| they | will have disparaged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | disparage |
| you | disparage |
| he;she;it | disparage |
| we | disparage |
| you | disparage |
| they | disparage |
Perfect
| I | have disparaged |
| you | have disparaged |
| he;she;it | have disparaged |
| we | have disparaged |
| you | have disparaged |
| they | have disparaged |
Imperfect
| I | disparaged |
| you | disparaged |
| he;she;it | disparaged |
| we | disparaged |
| you | disparaged |
| they | disparaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had disparaged |
| you | had disparaged |
| he;she;it | had disparaged |
| we | had disparaged |
| you | had disparaged |
| they | had disparaged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would disparage |
| you | would disparage |
| he;she;it | would disparage |
| we | would disparage |
| you | would disparage |
| they | would disparage |
Perfect
| I | would have disparaged |
| you | would have disparaged |
| he;she;it | would have disparaged |
| we | would have disparaged |
| you | would have disparaged |
| they | would have disparaged |
Imperative
| you | disparage |
| we | Let's disparage |
| you | disparage |
Verbs conjugated like 'disparage'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'disparage'
disparkle,
disparple,
disperge,
desparple,
diaphragm,
disapparate,
disarrange,
discage,
discharge,
discourage,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, detract, discredit, disgrace, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, monster, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
- deprecate
- defame, discredit, abuse, lower, belittle, depreciate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1315, from O.Fr. desparagier "reduce in rank, degrade," originally "to cause to marry unequally," and thus by extension the disgrace or dishonor involved in this, from des- "away" + parage "rank, lineage" (see peerage). Sense of "belittle" first recorded 1536.
2. From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).
Sample Sentences
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Alas! that any of my nation
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Should ever so foul disparaged be. [1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; Charles Cowden Clarke, editor, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. […], 2nd edition, volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: James Nichol; London: James Nisbet & Co.; Dublin: W. Robertson, 1860, →OCLC:]
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August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
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those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious
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Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms. [1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:]
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Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference [1878, Mrs. Forrest-Grant, Riversdale Court: A Novel:]