Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispurpose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pur-pose
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dissuade; to frustrate.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dis- + purpose.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dispurposes (present, singular) dispurposing (participle, present) dispurposed (participle, past) dispurposed (past)

Questions

What does dispurpose mean?
To dissuade; to frustrate.
Where does dispurpose come from?
From dis- + purpose.

How to pronounce dispurpose

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