disennoble

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verb

To deprive of what ennobles; to degrade.

OriginEnglish ennoble ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisennoble (third-person singular simple present disennobles, present participle disennobling, simple past and past participle disennobled)

present singular third person disennobles · participle present disennobling · participle past disennobled · past disennobled

  1. transitiveTo deprive of what ennobles; to degrade.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishennoble
  7. Englishdisennoble

From dis- + ennoble.

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APA

disennoble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disennoble

MLA

“disennoble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disennoble. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disennoble,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disennoble.

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