disprovide en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪspɹəˈvaɪd/
Etymology
From dis- + provide.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) to fail to provide, or take away provisions.
sea disprovided of sea-charts, and mariner's compasses
1663, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in Some Considerations Touching the Vsefulnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Hen[ry] Hall printer to the University, for Ric[hard] Davis, →OCLC, part I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disprovides | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disprovided | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disprovided | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disproviding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |