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disenfranchise
verbverb-transitiveC2
/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/To deprive someone of a legal right, privilege, or power, especially the right to vote.
disenfranchised
adjectiveverbC1
/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræn(t)ʃaɪzd/Deprived of a right, privilege, or power, especially the right to vote.
disenfranchisement
nounC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/The act of depriving someone of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
disengage
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/To detach, separate, or withdraw from involvement or connection.
disengagement
nounB2
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/The act or process of withdrawing from involvement or participation in something.
disenroll
verb-transitiveLow-medium
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈrəʊl/To remove oneself or another from a list, programme, or membership, especially an educational or healthcare programme.
disentail
nounverbverb-transitiveVery Rare (C2+)
/ˌdɪsɪnˈteɪl/To free (property, an estate) from entail; to break the legal restriction that limits inheritance to a specific line of heirs.
disentangle
verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/To separate things that are twisted, knotted, or complicated, so they are free and clear.
disenthral
verbverb-transitiveC2 / Extremely Rare
/ˌdɪsɪnˈθrɔːl/to set free from bondage or slavery; to liberate from a state of enthrallment.
disenthrall
verb-transitiveLow-Frequency
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈθrɔːl/To free from captivity, oppression, or a dominating influence; to liberate.
disenthrone
verb-transitiveVery low frequency
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈθrəʊn/To remove from a throne; to dethrone.
disentitle
verbverb-transitiveC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/to deprive someone of a right, claim, or title.
disentomb
verbverb-transitiveLow (Very Rare)
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtuːm/To remove from a tomb; to dig up from a grave.
disentrance
verb-transitiveVery Rare
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtrɑːns/To break a trance, charm, or enchantment; to free from a state of rapture or bewilderment.
disentwine
verbverb-ambitransitiveC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtwaɪn/To untwist, unwind, or separate something that is twisted or tangled together.
disequilibrate
verb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/dɪsɪˈkwɪlɪbreɪt/To disturb or cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
disequilibrium
nounC2
/ˌdɪs.iː.kwɪˈlɪb.ri.əm/A loss or lack of stability, balance, or equilibrium in a system or state.
disestablish
verbverb-transitiveC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/To deprive (an organization, especially a national church) of its official state connection and status.
disestablishmentarian
adjectivenounC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪˌstæb.lɪʃ.mənˈteə.ri.ən/A person who advocates for the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, especially the Church of England.
disesteem
nounverbverb-transitiveC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈstiːm/to hold in low regard; to lack respect or admiration for.

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