disparagen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French disparagier; equivalent to disparage +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˌpaˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /disˈparad͡ʒ(ə)/, /dɛs-/

Verb

disparagen

  1. To shame or lower one's societal place; to bring into ignominy.
  2. (rare, euphemistic) To have extramarital (and often nonconsensual) sex with a woman.
  3. (rare) To shame or humiliate a divinity or god.
  4. (rare) To ruin, reduce, or devastate; to make into nothing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of disparagen (weak in -ed/suffixless)
infinitive (to) disparagen, disparage
present tense past tense
1st-person singular disparage disparaged, disparage
2nd-person singular disparagest disparagedest, disparagest
3rd-person singular disparageth disparaged, disparage
subjunctive singular disparage
imperative singular —
plural1 disparagen, disparage disparageden, disparagede, disparagen, disparage
imperative plural disparageth, disparage —
participles disparagynge, disparagende disparaged, disparag, ydisparaged

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: disparage (verb)

References

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