DISENDOW

Etymology

Verb

disendow (third-person singular simple present disendows, present participle disendowing, simple past and past participle disendowed)

To deprive of an endowment.

Anagrams

• dies down, disowned, downside

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`en*dow", v. t.

Definition: To deprive of an endowment, as a church. Gladstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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