disimprove

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make worse. rare,transitive
    — To which may be added this advantage, that the services of churchmen are rewardable upon the church's stock: no need to disimprove the royal banks to pay thanks to bishops.
  2. To deteriorate. intransitive,rare
  3. To try to make something better but end up making it worse. informal,rare

词形变化

disimproves present,singular,third-person disimproving participle,present disimproved participle,past disimproved past

词源

Etymology tree
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English improve
English disimprove
From dis- + improve.
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