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disavail

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: [dɪsəˈveɪɫ]

1

verb

Meaning 1

To disadvantage or harm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To loose or stop using something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I disavailed myself of his services.
  • She disavailed him of that opinion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dis- + avail.