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Webster 1913 Edition

Dispair

Dis-pair′

,
Verb.
T.
To separate (a pair).
[R.]
I have . . .
dispaired
two doves.
Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dispair

DISPAIR

,
Verb.
T.
[dis and pair.] To separate a pair or couple.

Definition 2024

dispair

dispair

English

Verb

dispair ‎(third-person singular simple present dispairs, present participle dispairing, simple past and past participle dispaired)

  1. (transitive) To separate (a pair).
    I have […] dispaired two doves. — Beaumont and Fletcher.

Usage notes

Etymology

dis- +‎ pair

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