disorb en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + orb.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To eject from orbit, to unsphere, or dispose of an orb.
Who marvels then, when Helenus beholds A Grecian and his sword, if he do set The very wings of reason to his heels And fly like chidden Mercury from Jove, Or like a star disorb'd?
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disorbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disorbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disorbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disorbs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |