disentrance

D2I1S1E1N1T1R1A1N1C3E1

verb

To awaken from a trance or deep sleep; to arouse from a reverie.

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

verbdisentrance (third-person singular simple present disentrances, present participle disentrancing, simple past and past participle disentranced)

present singular third person disentrances · participle present disentrancing · participle past disentranced · past disentranced

  1. To awaken from a trance or deep sleep; to arouse from a reverie.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishentrance
  11. Englishdisentrance

From dis- + entrance.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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