disremember

[dis-ri-mem-ber]

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verb (used with object) Southern and South Midland U.S.

to fail to remember; forget.

Origin of disremember

First recorded in 1805–15; dis-¹ + remember

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Historical Examples of disremember

I disremember just how fur that last stop is from the Crick, but I think it's betwixt 25 and 30 mile.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)
John McElroy
Sussex people also, I might add, "disremember," as Huck Finn used to do.
Highways & Byways in Sussex
E.V. Lucas
Really, Mr. Little, I was so scared last night that I disremember.
The Wit of Women
Kate Sanborn
It's a long time ago, and if I were there at all, I disremember it.
The Landleaguers
Anthony Trollope
"I hear 'em say, but I disremember," answered July with seeming sincerity.
Captain Ted
Louis Pendleton

British Dictionary definitions for disremember

disremember

verb

informal, mainly US to fail to recall (someone or something)

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Word Origin and History for disremember

1815, American English colloquialism, from dis- + remember.