What does disembellish mean?
Disembellish means (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to undecorate..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to undecorate..
[G]ive it up, and weep, not that the reign of wonder is done, and God's world all disembellished and prosaic, but that thou hitherto art a Dilettante and sandblind Pedant.
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Disembellish means (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to undecorate..
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[G]ive it up, and weep, not that the reign of wonder is done, and God's world all disembellished and prosaic, but that thou hitherto art a Dilettante and sandblind Pedant.
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