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dister

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

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  • /dɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

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verb

Meaning 1

To banish or drive from a country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • March 1 1621, James Howell, letter to Dr. Francis Mansel many thousands were disterred and banished hence to Barbary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin dis- + terra (“earth, country”); compare Spanish and Portuguese desterrar.