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disarrest

disarrest verb: to release something that has been seized.

Verb

disarrest (third-person singular simple present disarrests, present participle disarresting, simple past and past participle disarrested)

  1. (dated, transitive) To release something that has been seized.
  2. (dated, transitive) Synonym of dearrest.
    Synonyms:
    dearrest

Synonyms of disarrest

Forms of disarrest

third-person singular presentdisarrests
present participledisarresting
past participledisarrested
pastdisarrested

Questions about disarrest

What does disarrest mean?
Disarrest means to release something that has been seized.
What part of speech is disarrest?
Disarrest is a verb.
What is the past tense of disarrest?
The past tense of disarrest is disarrested.

Words near disarrest in the dictionary

  1. disarray
  2. disarrayed
  3. disarraying
  4. disarrayment
  5. disarrays
  6. disarrest
  7. disarticulate
  8. disarticulated
  9. disarticulates
  10. disarticulating
  11. disarticulation

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