disfurnish

American  

[dis-fur-nish] / dɪsˈfɜr nɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive of something with which a person or thing is furnished; divest of possessions; strip.

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Other Word Forms

• disfurnishment noun

Etymology

Origin of disfurnish

1525–35; < Middle French desfourniss-, stem of desfournir, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + fournir to furnish

Example Sentences

EPI: But I shall disfurnish you, sir Amorous: can you spare it?

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

O, sir, you are to forward; thou wouldst fain furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.

From The Spanish Tragedy by Kyd, Thomas

But I shall disfurnish you, Sir Amorous, can you spare it?

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.

Now, Mr. Brock, I don't disfurnish my fambly, let alone my comp'ny, to sell a few aigs!

From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Hackley, Sarah Bell

O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.

From The Spanish Tragedie by Kyd, Thomas