"disavail" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [dɪsəˈveɪɫ] [UK] Forms: disavails [present, singular, third-person], disavailing [participle, present], disavailed [participle, past], disavailed [past]
Etymology: 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 52 48
  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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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        "To disadvantage or harm."
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          "text": "I disavailed myself of his services."
        },
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          "text": "She disavailed him of that opinion."
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        "To loose or stop using something."
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