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

I am sure I cannot fill a letter, though I should disfurnish my scull to fill it.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

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

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

To disfurnish or disconfit means to incommode: “I hope it has not disconfit you very bad.”

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace

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

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

Dear B.B.,—I am sure I cannot fill a letter, though I should disfurnish my skull to fill it; but you expect something, and shall have a notelet.

From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Lamb, Charles