disman

D2I1S1M3A1N1
/dɪsˈmæn/

verb

To deprive of men.

“to disman a country, a ship, etc.”

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Meanings

verbdisman (third-person singular simple present dismans, present participle dismanning, simple past and past participle dismanned)

present singular third person dismans · participle present dismanning · participle past dismanned · past dismanned

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo deprive of men.

    to disman a country, a ship, etc.

    1 more example

    Though indeed, if we consider this dissolution, man by death is abſolutely divided and disman'd.

    1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

    Synonyms: unman

  2. obsoletetransitiveTo castrate or emasculate; to remove the manhood of.

    Synonyms: unman

  3. obsoletetransitiveTo deprive of human character.

    Synonyms: dehumanize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo deprive of men.

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unman

verbTo castrate or emasculate; to remove the manhood of.

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unman

verbTo deprive of human character.

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dehumanize

Origin

From dis- + man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sadminSidmandamsinDanism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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