Disimprove

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    To deteriorate. intransitive, rare
  3. 3
    To try to make something better but end up making it worse. informal, rare

Synonyms

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declinedegeneratedescenddeterioratedisintegratefall back

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From dis- + improve.

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