- displant
- transitive verb Etymology: Middle French desplanter, from des- dis- + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare Date: 15th century 1. displace, remove 2. supplant
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Displant — Dis*plant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?planted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displanting}.] [Pref. dis + plant: cf. OF. desplanter, F. d[ e]planter.] 1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to displace; to root out; as, to displant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
displant — index disengage, dislodge, disturb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
displant — [dis plant′] vt. Obs. to transplant, dislodge, or displace … English World dictionary
displant — /dis plant , plahnt /, v.t. Obs. 1. to dislodge. 2. to transplant. [1485 95; DIS 1 + PLANT, modeled on MF desplanter] * * * … Universalium
displant — verb To remove anything from where it has been planted or placed; to drive one from ones home … Wiktionary
displant — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French desplanter, from des dis (I) + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare 1. obsolete : to take (a plant) out of the ground 2. ob … Useful english dictionary
Diplanted — Displant Dis*plant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?planted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displanting}.] [Pref. dis + plant: cf. OF. desplanter, F. d[ e]planter.] 1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to displace; to root out; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Displanting — Displant Dis*plant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?planted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displanting}.] [Pref. dis + plant: cf. OF. desplanter, F. d[ e]planter.] 1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to displace; to root out; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disturb — dis·turb vt 1: to destroy the tranquillity or composure of 2: to throw into disorder vi: to cause disturbance disturb the peace: to cause a disturbance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
disengage — I verb avocare, become detached, break the connection with, cut loose, cut off, decontrol, deliver, detach, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, disenthrall, disjoin, dislodge, dispart, displant, dissever, dissociate, disunite,… … Law dictionary
