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单词 disendow
释义

disendow

[ dis-en-dou ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈdaʊ /

verb (used with object)

to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.

Origin of disendow

First recorded in 1860–65; dis-1 + endow

OTHER WORDS FROM disendow

dis·en·dow·er, noundis·en·dow·ment, noun

Words nearby disendow

disenamor, disenchant, disenchanted, disenchantment, disencumber, disendow, disenfranchise, disengage, disengagement, disenroll, disentail
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Example sentences from the Web for disendow

  • The great business of the session of 1869 was, of course, the Bill to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church.

    Sixty Years a Queen|Sir Herbert Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for disendow

disendow
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ) /

verb

(tr) to take away an endowment from

Derived forms of disendow

disendower, noundisendowment, noun
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