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1 Disparage
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2 Damn
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3 Detract from
v.P. ἐλασσοῦν (gcn.).Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (acc.).Disparage: P. and V. διαβάλλειν, P. διασύρειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Detract from
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4 Light
subs.Lamp: Ar. and P. λύχνος, ὁ.Concretely of persons or things, the light of, the glory of: V. ἄγαλμα, τό, φῶς, τό, φάος, τό; see Glory.See the light, live, v.:V. φῶς βλέπειν, φάος βλέπειν, or βλέπειν alone.As soon as it was light: P. and V. ἅμʼ ἡμέρᾳ, P. ἅμʼ ἔῳ.Light was beginning to break: P. ὑπέφαινέ τι ἡμέρας (Plat., Prot. 312A).Bringing light, adj.: Ar. and V. φωσφόρος.Bring to light, v.: P. and V. ἀναφαίνειν, εἰς μέσον φέρειν, P. πρὸς φῶς ἄγειν, εἰς τὸ φανερὸν ἄγειν; see Disclose.Come to light: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι, ἀναφαίνεσθαι, ἐκφαίνεσθαι (Plat.).Give a light: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (absol.).Shine on: P. καταλάμπειν (gen.) (Plat.).Stand in a person's light: P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.).In the light of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.), ἀπό (gen.).Each of the former favours is viewed in the light of the final result: P. πρὸς τὸ τελευταῖον ἐκβὰν ἕκαστον τῶν προϋπαρξάντων κρίνεται (Dem. 12).Represent in a bad light: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί (gen.) (Plat., Rep. 377E).——————v. trans.Kindle: P. and V. ἅπτειν, ἀνάπτειν, ὑφάπτειν, κάειν, V. αἴθειν, ἀναίθειν, ὑπαίθειν, δαίειν, ἀνδαίειν, ἀναιθύσσειν, ἀνακάειν (Eur., Cycl.), ἐκκάειν.Have lighted: P. ἀνάπτεσθαι (Lys. 93).A lighted torch, subs.: Ar. δᾷς ἡμμένη.A lighted lamp: P. λύχνος ἡμμένος (Thuc. 4, 133).Give light to: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (dat.).Make bright, v.: V. φλέγειν.Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, κατασκήπτειν.Light on, descend on: P. and V. κατασκήπτειν (εἰς, acc.).Envy is wont to light on things exalted: V. εἰς τἀπίσημα δʼ ὁ φθόνος πηδᾶν φίλεῖ (Eur., frag.).Light on, chance on: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.), V. κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.).Of events: see Befall.Settle on: see Settle.——————adj.Ar. and P. φανός (Plat.),As opposed to heavy: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.Easy to carry: V. εὐάγκαλος.Small, slight: P. and V. λεπτός.Light troops: see light-armed.Light conduct: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.Not serious: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.Easy: P. and V. ῥᾴδιος, εὐπετής (Plat.), εὔπορος, κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός, V. εὐμαρής.Make light of: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως φέρειν (acc.), Ar and V. φαύλως φέρειν (acc.), V. εὐπετῶς φέρειν (acc.) (Soph., frag.); see Disregard, Despise.With a light heart: P. εὐχερῶς, P. and V. ῥᾳδίως.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Light
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5 Minimise
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6 Understate
v. trans.Disparage: P. and V. διαβάλλειν, P. διασύρειν.Make too little of: use P. περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Understate
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7 Undervalue
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undervalue
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disparage — I verb affront, asperse, be insolent, be rude, belittle, bemock, besmear, bespatter, blacken, blot, bring reproach upon, calumniate, cavil, censure, cheapen, condemn, contemn, criticize, debase, decry, defame, deflate, degrade, denigrate,… … Law dictionary
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disparage — early 14c., degrade socially, from O.Fr. desparagier (Mod.Fr. déparager) reduce in rank, degrade, devalue, depreciate, originally to marry unequally, and thus by extension the disgrace or dishonor involved in this, from des away (see DIS (Cf. dis … Etymology dictionary
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disparage — [v] criticize; detract from abuse, belittle, chill*, cry down, decry, defame, degrade, deject, demoralize, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, dis*, discourage, discredit, disdain, dishearten, dismiss, dispirit, dispraise, downcry … New thesaurus
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disparage — [[t]dɪ̱spæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] disparages, disparaging, disparaged VERB If you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. [FORMAL] [V n] ...Larkin s tendency to disparage literature … English dictionary
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