disgown en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + gown.
Meanings
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(transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
The boldness with which Dr. Canfield defied Bishop Potter when the latter threatened to disgown him for such transgressions was simply an expression of a right to individual action under the impulse of conviction of duty to the truth.
1868, The Northern Monthly Magazine, volume 2, page 354:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disgowned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disgowned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disgowns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disgowning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |