| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: make light (or little) of. See ATTACK, SHOW. 2. To have or express an unfavorable opinion of: disapprove, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, frown on or (upon), object. Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to. See LIKE.
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