misprize
verb
mis·prize ˌmis-ˈprīz 
misprized; misprizing; misprizes
transitive verb
1
: to hold in contempt : despise
2
: undervalue
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French mespriser, from mes- mis- + priser, preiser to appraise — more at prize
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
misprize
verb
as in to misesteem
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- misesteem
- transvalue
- underestimate
- misjudge
- undervalue
- test
- rejudge
- transvaluate
- survey
- reevaluate
- price
- analyze
- reassess
- assay
- prize
- reappraise
- revalue
- value
- decide
- ascertain
- learn
- judge
- determine
- discover
- estimate
- rate
- evaluate
- assess
- deem
- appraise
- adjudge
- settle
- guesstimate
- valuate
- set