dislustre

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verb

To give up or lose lustre.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbdislustre (third-person singular simple present dislustres, present participle dislustring, simple past and past participle dislustred)

present singular third person dislustres · participle present dislustring · participle past dislustred · past dislustred

  1. To give up or lose lustre.

    […] a radiance hovered about the children as though the buttercups had dislustred their gold upon the air.

    1922, Henry Williamson, “London Children and Wild Flowers”, in The Lone Swallows

Origin

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APA

dislustre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dislustre

MLA

“dislustre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dislustre. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dislustre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dislustre.

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