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Definition of Disserve
1. v. t. To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm.
Definition of Disserve
1. Verb. To treat poorly; to do a disservice to ¹
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Definition of Disserve
1. to treat badly [v -SERVED, -SERVING, -SERVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disserve
Literary usage of Disserve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"126 The king at the same time resolved to remove another officer, who did disserve
him notoriously, and to prefer Mr. Hyde to that place ; with which their ..."
2. A Complete History of Connecticut, Civil and Ecclesiastical: From the by Benjamin Trumbull (1898)
"... were against a public disputation of the questions: That it was viewed as what
would dishonour God, disserve the peace and edification of the churches, ..."
3. Select English Works of John Wyclif by John Wycliffe (1871)
"For what dede ever he doi}>, it letti)) }>anne to disserve blis, and disposi))
him to )>e peyne of helle, )>at is wers )>an ..."
4. Events in Indian History: Beginning with an Account of the Origin of the by James Wimer (1841)
"... and now it lies in your power to serve or disserve us, as you know where our
goods are hid in the woods, and that Monsieur is not at home. ..."
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