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Misprize

Mis-prīze', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [O. Fr. mesprise, N. Fr. méprise, mistake, from mépris, f. méprise, p. p. of méprendre, to mistake, be mistaken, from me, mes, amiss, wrong, and prendre, to take, Lat. prehendere.] To mistake. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis-prīze′, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. MISPRIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. MISPRIZING.] [From Eng. mis and prize; Fr. mépriser, O. Fr. mespriser, to despise, from mes, amiss, wrong, and Lat. as if pretiare, to prize.] To slight or undervalue.

O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized! Hillhouse.

I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. Browning.