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▪ I. † diˈspoint, v.1 Obs.
Also 5 des-, 5–6 dis-, dyspoynt.
[a. OF. despointier, -pointer (14th c. in Godef.), f. des-, dis- 4 + -pointier in apointier to appoint; cf. obs. It. dispontare, dispuntare to disappoint (Florio).]
1. trans. To dismiss (from an appointment), discard; to deprive of. [OF. despointer de.]
1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 171 b/1 Flaccus seyng hymself dyspoynted and mocked torned hymself. 1489― Faytes of A. iii. v. 175 Thoo that faille theyre lorde in thys behalffe ought to be dyspoynted of the landes that they soo holde.
2. To disappoint, balk. Const. of.
1494Fabyan Chron. v. ciii. 78 Cramyrus was thus dispoynted of the ayde of Conobalde. 1530Palsgr. 521/1, I dispoynt, or hynder him of his purpose, or I breake a poyntement with a person. 1534More Treat. Passion Wks. 1313/1 Who so for goddes sake is contente to lacke an howse, shall not be dyspoynted when they shoulde nede it. 1535Coverdale Ps. xvi[i]. 13 Vp Lorde, dispoynte him & cast him downe. 1565Golding Ovid's Met. xi. (1567) 136 a, But Phebus streyght preuenting y⊇ same thing, Dispoynts the Serpent of his bit, and turnes him into stone.
▪ II. disˈpoint, v.2 rare.
[f. dis- 7 a + point n. Cf. obs. It. dispuntare, mod. spuntare, Sp. despuntar to take off the point.]
To deprive of the point.
1611Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Decay 905 His hooks dispointed disappoint his haste. |