Etymology

disinvent

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Today it means: To nullify a previous invention Full definition →

English invent ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishinvent
  7. English todaydisinvent

From dis- + invent.

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