Disesteemed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham.
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              Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
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     2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to
        be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.]
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              What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed,
              Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B.
                                                    Jonson.
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