Disrank

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To degrade from rank. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To throw out of rank or into confusion. obsolete, transitive

    "No girle, knovvſt thou not hovv to anſvver him? / VVhy then the field is loſt, and he rides home, / Like a great conquerour; not anſvver him? / Out of thy part already? foylde the Sceane? / Diſranckt the lynes? diſarm'd the action?"

Example

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"No girle, knovvſt thou not hovv to anſvver him? / VVhy then the field is loſt, and he rides home, / Like a great conquerour; not anſvver him? / Out of thy part already? foylde the Sceane? / Diſranckt the lynes? diſarm'd the action?"

Etymology

From dis- + rank. Compare derange.

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