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disarrange

American  
[dis-uh-reynj] / ˌdɪs əˈreɪndʒ /

verb (used with object)

disarranges, present (3rd person singular) disarranged, past participle, past disarranging present participle
  1. to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.


disarrange British  
/ ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ /

verb

  1. (tr) to throw into disorder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of disarrange

First recorded in 1735–45; dis- 1 + arrange

Example Sentences

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Then guards would deliberately disarrange the pile and announce that everyone must be dressed in five minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

“So your pelo loco, like clippings of grass, will not disarrange this house,” she says.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

Eyes still watering and head still throbbing, he drew his wand, careful not to disarrange the Cloak, and waited, breath held.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

They lifted the lawn veil carefully, not to disarrange her hair.

From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de

How true is it that the unexpected is always happening to disarrange the most elaborate schemes.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

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