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disendow

[ dis-en-dou ]

verb (used with object)

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

disendow

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ /

verb

  1. tr to take away an endowment from

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisenˈdowment, noun
  • ˌdisenˈdower, noun

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Other Words From

  • disen·dower noun
  • disen·dowment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disendow1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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