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Webster 1913 Edition


degarnish

de-gar′nish

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
degarnished
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
degarnishing
.]
[F.
dégarnir
; pref.
dé-
,
des-
(L.
dis-
) +
garnir
to furnish. See
Garnish
, and cf.
Disgarnish
.]
1.
To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish;
as, to
degarnish
a house, etc.
[R.]
2.
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense;
as, to
degarnish
a city or fort
.
[R.]
Washington.

Webster 1828 Edition


Degarnish

DEGARNISH

, v.t.
1.
To unfurnish; to strip of furniture, ornaments or apparatus.
2.
To deprive of a garrison, or troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. Washingtons Letter. Nov. 11, 1778.

Definition 2024


degarnish

degarnish

English

Verb

degarnish (third-person singular simple present degarnishes, present participle degarnishing, simple past and past participle degarnished)

  1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
    to degarnish a house
  2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
    to degarnish a city or fort
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