Disimprove
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disimprove is a verb meaning (transitive, rare) To make worse.
Meaning
(transitive, rare) To make worse.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, rare) To deteriorate.
- (informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
Example Sentences
To which may be added this advantage, that the services of churchmen are rewardable upon the church's stock: no need to disimprove the royal banks to pay thanks to bishops.
Word Forms
- disimproves
- disimproving
- disimproved
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include worsen, deteriorate, impair, worse, pair, pejorate.
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