Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispurvey

/dɪspəɹˈveɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pur-vey
IPA
/dɪspəɹˈveɪ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

dispurveyance

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "They diſpuruey their veſtry of ſuch Treaſure / As they may ſpare, the vvork now being ended / Demand their ſums againe: but out of meaſure / At their requeſt the Monarch ſeemes offended, / And ſaies he meanes to pay them at his pleaſure: […]"

Etymology

From dis- + purvey: compare Old French desporveoir, French dépourvoir.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪspəɹˈveɪ/
  • British English: /dɪspəˈveɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dispurveys (present, singular) dispurveying (participle, present) dispurveyed (participle, past) dispurveyed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce dispurvey?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪspəɹˈveɪ/.
What does dispurvey mean?
To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
Where does dispurvey come from?
From dis- + purvey: compare Old French desporveoir, French dépourvoir.

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