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disimprove

verb

Etymology

From dis- + improve.

  1. derived from prode
  2. derived from en-
  3. derived from emprouwer
  4. prefixed as disimprove — “dis + improve”

Definitions

  1. To make worse.

    • To which may be added this advantage, that the services of churchmen are rewardable upon the church's stock: no need to disimprove the royal banks to pay thanks to bishops.

  2. To deteriorate.

  3. To try to make something better but end up making it worse.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA