"disavail" meaning in All languages combined

See disavail on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: [dɪsəˈveɪɫ] [UK] Forms: disavails [present, singular, third-person], disavailing [participle, present], disavailed [participle, past], disavailed [past]
Etymology: From dis- + avail. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|avail}} dis- + avail Head templates: {{en-verb}} disavail (third-person singular simple present disavails, present participle disavailing, simple past and past participle disavailed)
  1. To disadvantage or harm.
    Sense id: en-disavail-en-verb-xxF-kpdo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. To loose or stop using something.
    Sense id: en-disavail-en-verb-3c-FyGxg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45

Inflected forms

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