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 in1805–15; dis-¹ + remember

Words Nearby disremember

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How to use disremember in a sentence

Tooby suah I ain't disremember dat ar knocker o' yourn—not oncet in twenty yeah.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
Dont disremember to say something nice about his writin to tell yer if he gits safe home, and so, and so.
Nelly's First Schooldays | Josephine Franklin
Ye disremember how shy she was, Olly, in them days, for ye was too young to notice.
Gabriel Conroy | Bert Harte
Shure, dear, I do be havin so many worries that I disremember.
In Wild Rose Time | Amanda M. Douglas
I can't—I disremember—what you said jus' now: ye mentioned the name o' that prodigal that was found.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for disremember

disremember

/ (ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbə) /

verb

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

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