"dispair" meaning in All languages combined

See dispair on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdɪsˈpɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: dispairs [present, singular, third-person], dispairing [participle, present], dispaired [participle, past], dispaired [past]
Etymology: From dis- + pair. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|pair}} dis- + pair Head templates: {{en-verb}} dispair (third-person singular simple present dispairs, present participle dispairing, simple past and past participle dispaired)
  1. (transitive, uncommon) To separate (a pair). Tags: transitive, uncommon Related terms: disparate, desparejar (alt: es) [Spanish]

Inflected forms

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