disremember

American  

[dis-ri-mem-ber] / ˌdɪs rɪˈmɛm bər /

verb (used with object)

Southern and South Midland U.S.

1. to fail to remember; forget.

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disremember British  

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbə /

verb

1. informal to fail to recall (someone or something)

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Etymology

Origin of disremember

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

Example Sentences

Rather than disremember, Cage simply called for action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2016

She explained her blind eye: "I disremember did I get the lick before they put me in the jailhouse or endurin' the time they was puttin' me in the jailhouse."

From Time Magazine Archive

The A. C. But hold on—how'm I goin' to write to that sharp, when I've lost his address, and disremember his name?

From The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes by Anstey, F.

"I—I disremember it myself, but Till, yere, she says I tol' 'er down Georgy dat up yere in Bosting dey didn't nebber make de chilluns go one way an' de ole folks anudder."

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

"I disremember just how fur that last stop is from the Crick, but I think it's betwixt 25 and 30 mile."

From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by McElroy, John