† disalterv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To alter or change for the worse.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [verb (transitive)]
forbraidc888
besmiteeOE
awemOE
filec1175
soila1250
envenomc1300
beshrewc1325
shrew1338
corrumpa1340
corrupt1382
subvertc1384
tache1390
poison1395
infect?c1400
intoxicatec1450
deprave1482
corrup1483
rust1493
turkess?1521
vitiate1534
prevary?1541
depravate1548
fester?1548
turkish1560
wry1563
taint1573
disalter1579
prevaricate1595
sophisticate1597
invitiate1598
fashion1600
tack1601
debauch1603
deturpate1623
disaltern1635
ulcer1642
deboise1654
Neronize1673
demoralize1794
bedevil1800
1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vii. 367 No other thing had disaltered [Fr. incité] the people, but the pride of the gentlemen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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