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discommission

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To deprive of a commission or trust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 1659, John Milton, letter to a friend concerning the ruptures of the Commonwealth discommissioning nine great officers in the army
  • a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography I shall take that for proof enough, and proceed to discommission your printer, and suppress his press

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dis- + commission.