- decry de·cry vt
- [dɪ'kraɪ]
frm condannare, deplorare
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decry de·cry vt
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Decry — De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decry — To cry down; to deprive of credit; to deprecate, disparage or belittle. The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current. 1 Bl.Comm. 278 … Black's law dictionary
decry — To cry down; to deprive of credit; to deprecate, disparage or belittle. The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current. 1 Bl.Comm. 278 … Black's law dictionary
decry — To discredit; to cry down. Blackstone said that the king of England might at any time decry, or cry down, any coin of the kingdom, and thus make it no longer current. See 1 Bl Comm 278 … Ballentine's law dictionary
decry — I verb admonish, be unable to respect, belittle, berate, bring discredit on, bring into disrepute, censure, censure as faulty, clamor against, condemn, condemn as worthless, contemn, criticize, cry down, cry out against, declaim against, degrade … Law dictionary
Cry — Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decry — 1610s, from Fr. decrier (14c.; O.Fr. descrier cry out, announce ), from de down, out (see DE (Cf. de )) + crier to cry. In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de in this word means down … Etymology dictionary
decry — [dē krī′] vt. decried, decrying [Fr décrier < OFr descrier: see DE & CRY] 1. to speak out against strongly and openly; denounce [to decry religious intolerance] 2. to depreciate (money, etc.) officially SYN. DISPARAGE decrial … English World dictionary
decry — [v] criticize, blame abuse, asperse, badmouth*, belittle, calumniate, censure, condemn, cry down, defame, denounce, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, do a number on*, downgrade, dump on*,… … New thesaurus
decry — ► VERB (decries, decried) ▪ publicly denounce. DERIVATIVES decrier noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «decrease the value of coins by royal proclamation»: from French décrier cry down … English terms dictionary
cry stinking fish — To decry one s own goods • • • Main Entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
