Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disemploy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-em-ploy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of employment.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English employ English disemploy From dis- + employ.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

disemploys (present, singular) disemploying (participle, present) disemployed (participle, past) disemployed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

disemployment misemploy unemploy

Antonyms

employ reemploy

Questions

What does disemploy mean?: To deprive of employment.
Where does disemploy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English employ English disemploy From dis- + employ.

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