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Disembellish

Disˊem-bel′lish

,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
dis-
+
embellish
: cf. F.
désembellir
.]
To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
Carlyle.

Definition 2024


disembellish

disembellish

English

Verb

disembellish (third-person singular simple present disembellishes, present participle disembellishing, simple past and past participle disembellished)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
    • 1833-34 Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus
      [G]ive it up, and weep, not that the reign of wonder is done, and God's world all disembellished and prosaic, but that thou hitherto art a Dilettante and sand-blind Pedant.