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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dispraised p. pr. & vb. n. Dispraising. ] [ OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. dépriser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf. Disprize, Depreciate. ] To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t. ] The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who blames or dispraises. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of dispraise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong practice. [ 1913 Webster ]