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disanchor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-s-an-chor
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dis- + anchor: compare French désancrer.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

disanchors (present, singular) disanchoring (participle, present) disanchored (participle, past) disanchored (past)

Rhymes With

anchor banker tanker wanker flanker rancor canker hanker ranker spanker chancre blanker

Questions

What does disanchor mean?
To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
Where does disanchor come from?
From dis- + anchor: compare French désancrer.

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