disavail

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UK[dɪsəˈveɪɫ]

verb

To disadvantage or harm.

“She disavailed him of that opinion.”

Opposite
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Meanings

verbdisavail (third-person singular simple present disavails, present participle disavailing, simple past and past participle disavailed)

present singular third person disavails · participle present disavailing · participle past disavailed · past disavailed

  1. To disadvantage or harm.
  2. To loose or stop using something.

    She disavailed him of that opinion.

    1 more example

    I disavailed myself of his services.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
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Origin

From dis- + avail.

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Cite this entry
APA

disavail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disavail

MLA

“disavail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disavail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disavail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disavail.

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