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disprisoning

disprisoning is the present participle and gerund of disprison.

Meaning of disprison

Verb

disprison (third-person singular simple present disprisons, present participle disprisoning, simple past and past participle disprisoned)

  1. (transitive) To release from prison; to set at liberty.
    • Away—away, over lands, and seas, and space, on the rushing desire flies the disprisoned mind!1842, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter VII, in Zanoni. […], volume III, London: Saunders & Otley, […], →OCLC, 6th book (Superstition Deserting Faith), page 80

Questions about disprisoning

What is disprisoning the present participle and gerund of?
Disprisoning is the present participle and gerund of disprison.

Words near disprisoning in the dictionary

  1. disprinced
  2. Disprins
  3. disprised
  4. disprison
  5. disprisoned
  6. disprisoning
  7. disprisons
  8. disprivacied
  9. disprivilege
  10. disprivileged
  11. disprivileges

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