Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To separate; disunite; disjoin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
relinquish (land etc.) previouslyannexed .
Etymologies
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dis- + annex
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Examples
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The birch was brought in to disannex the boy from his foolishness, but this only seemed to make him cling the closer to what he was pleased to call his convictions.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Elbert Hubbard 1885
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