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DISENDOW

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dis⋅en⋅dow

  [dis-en-dou]
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–verb (used with object)
to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
Origin:
1860–65; dis- 1 + endow

Related forms:
dis⋅en⋅dow⋅er, noun
dis⋅en⋅dow⋅ment, noun
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dis·en·dow   (dĭs'ěn-dou')   
tr.v.   dis·en·dowed, dis·en·dow·ing, dis·en·dows
To deprive of financial endowment: disendow a college.
dis'en·dow'er n., dis'en·dow'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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