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disequilibrate

American

[dis-i-kwil-uh-breyt, dis-ee-kwuh-lahy-breyt] / ˌdɪs ɪˈkwɪl əˌbreɪt, dɪsˌi kwəˈlaɪ breɪt /

verb (used with object)

disequilibrated, disequilibrating

to put out of equilibrium; unbalance.

A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.

First recorded in 1895–1900; dis- ¹ + equilibrate

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The incident served to disequilibrate, as one might say, the two discussions on Wilmot and Abyssinia.

From Jaffery by Locke, William John

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