Definition of "disparage" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

verb

1. (obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.

2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.

   • August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious

3. To ridicule, mock, discredit.