'Disesteeming' definitions:

Definition of 'Disesteeming'

From: GCIDE
  • Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disesteeming.]
  • 1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight. [1913 Webster]
  • But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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