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单词 dispair
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dispairv.1

Etymology: < dis- prefix 2a + pair v.2
Obsolete.
transitive. To undo the pairing of, separate from being a pair.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > separate from being a pair
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1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 438 The grissel Turtles (seeldome seene alone) Dis-payer'd and parted, wander one by one.
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Four Plays in One in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeeee3/1 I have..dis-pair'd two doves, made 'em sit mourning.
1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. x. 57 Engagements, where the minds are unpaired—dis-paired, in my case may I say.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

dispairv.2

Forms: Also dispaire.
Etymology: variant of depair v., < Old French despeirer , depeirer to spoil. Compare also dispayre n.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To spoil, become injured, ‘go bad’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)]
marc1225
pairc1390
starvec1400
dispair1580
to go off1583
die1612
spoil1692
to go bad1799
to go wrong1882
to go in the tank1974
1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 56 Kell dried [hops], will abide, foule weather or faire: where drieng and lieng, in loft doo dispaire.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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