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disacquainting

disacquainting is the present participle and gerund of disacquaint.

Meaning of disacquaint

Verb

disacquaint (third-person singular simple present disacquaints, present participle disacquainting, simple past and past participle disacquainted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To render (someone or something) unacquainted; to make (someone or something) unfamiliar.
    • Thy ſcourge of ſteele, / (Ay me!) I feele, / Upon me beating ever: / VVhile my ſick heart / VVith diſmall ſmart / Is diſacquainted never.1648, Robert Herrick, “[His Noble Numbers: Or, His Pious Pieces, […].] To His Angrie God.”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield...

Questions about disacquainting

What is disacquainting the present participle and gerund of?
Disacquainting is the present participle and gerund of disacquaint.

Words near disacquainting in the dictionary

  1. disacknowledgment
  2. disacknowledgments
  3. disacquaint
  4. disacquaintance
  5. disacquainted
  6. disacquainting
  7. disacquaints
  8. disacryl
  9. disacryls
  10. disactivate
  11. disactivated

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