Dispurpose
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To dissuade; to frustrate. obsolete, transitive
"So shee, but in a contrary manner, seeing her former plots dispurposed, sends me to an old Witch called Acrasia, to help to wreake her spight upon the Senses […]"
Example
More examples"So shee, but in a contrary manner, seeing her former plots dispurposed, sends me to an old Witch called Acrasia, to help to wreake her spight upon the Senses […]"
Etymology
From dis- + purpose.
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