† deˈprise, v. Obs. rare.
[a. F. dépriser in OF. despriser, f. dé-, des-, L. dis- + priser to prize. Cf. disprize.]
trans. To depreciate, undervalue.
| c 1550 Lyndesay Satyre in Pinkerton Sc. Poems Repr. (1792) II. 206 Now quhill the King misknawis the veritie Be scho ressavit, then we will be deprysit. |