Disrank
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To degrade from rank. obsolete, transitive
- 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
More examples"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.
More for "disrank"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.