To deprive of worth or value; to make someone or something seem worthless.
From dis- (negation/reversal) + worth (from Old English weorþ, meaning value or merit). The prefix negates the quality of being worthwhile.
This verb is the opposite of 'enrich' or 'elevate'—to disworth something is to strip its value and dignity. Medieval society was obsessed with rankings of worth; disworthing someone meant publicly lowering their status.
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