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Mispraise

Mispraise \Mis*praise"\, v. t. To praise amiss.

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mispraise

vb. 1 (context transitive rare English) To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2002. 2 (context transitive archaic English) To slander, blame, or disparage.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2002.

Usage examples of "mispraise".

It is possible to overpraise Balzac in parts or to mispraise him as a whole.