disbranch
disbranch verb: to remove a branch or branches.
Verb
disbranch (third-person singular simple present disbranches, present participle disbranching, simple past and past participle disbranched)
- To remove a branch or branches.
- There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove. Mr. Evelyn says, he has removed them twice as big as a man's waist ; but then they were totally disbranched, the top being left only intire […]1761, John Mordant, The Complete Steward
- You have to disbud and disbranch your plants to get one bloom that is anywhere close to perfection.August 20 2021, Sara Bruestle, “See bodacious blooms at dahlia show this weekend in Everett”, in The Herald
- To tear away; to break off.
- She that herself will sliver and disbranch
From her material sap, perforce must wither,
And come to deadly use.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- She that herself will sliver and disbranch
Forms of disbranch
| third-person singular present | disbranches |
|---|---|
| present participle | disbranching |
| past participle | disbranched |
| past | disbranched |
Origin of disbranch
From dis- + branch.
Questions about disbranch
- What does disbranch mean?
- Disbranch means to remove a branch or branches.
- What part of speech is disbranch?
- Disbranch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disbranch?
- The past tense of disbranch is disbranched.
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