disflesh en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + flesh.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
[…]nor the fat man disflesh himself
1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount and W. Barret, →OCLC:
- (obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disfleshed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disfleshed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disfleshing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disfleshes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |