disflowerv.
1. transitive. To deprive or strip of flowers.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of flowers
disflower1606
deflower1648
deflorate1829
1606 [see disflowered adj. at Derivatives].
1892 Idler Feb. 20 What tree..Of its beauty then dis~flowered.
2. transitive. To ruin or destroy as a flower.
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a1618 [see disflowered adj. at Derivatives].
Derivatives
disˈflowered adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective]
disfiguratec1381
disfiguredc1381
disguised1393
defeata1398
defecta1398
deformed?c1450
deflowered1509
disflowered1606
deflourished?1614
misfigured1624
martyrized1635
defaced1776
defeatured1800
disfeatured1871
1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 75 Our dis-flowred Trees, our Fields Haile-torn.
a1618 J. Sylvester Auto-machia 165 A fruitless Fruit, a dry dis-flowered Flower.
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