English Explanatory Dictionary

dispurvey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.

noun

dispurveyance

Pronunciation

/dɪspəˈveɪ/ /dɪspəɹˈveɪ/

Word forms

dispurvey dispurveys dispurveying dispurveyed

Etymology

From dis- + purvey: compare Old French desporveoir, French dépourvoir.

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