Etymology

disadvance

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Today it means: To draw back, pull back. Full definition →

First used 14th–17th c.Middle English disavauncen ← Old French desavancer
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  1. Old French · derived fromdesavancer
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdisavauncen
  3. English todaydisadvance

From Middle English disavauncen, from Old French desavancer.

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–17th c. To draw back, pull back.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.