misprize
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mis·prize
(mĭs-prīz') 
tr.v., -prized, -priz·ing, -priz·es.
tr.v., -prized, -priz·ing, -priz·es.
- To despise.
- To undervalue.
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misprize
[MF mesprisier, fr. mes- mis- + prisier, to appraise] /mis PRIZE/
1) to hold in contempt: despise 2) undervalue
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