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disinvent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-in-vent
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To nullify a previous invention

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invent English disinvent From dis- + invent.

Inflected Forms

disinvents (present, singular) disinventing (participle, present) disinvented (participle, past) disinvented (past)

Questions

What does disinvent mean?
To nullify a previous invention
Where does disinvent come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invent English disinvent From dis- + invent.

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