Meaning

2 senses

  1. To disadvantage or harm.

  2. To loose or stop using something.

    I disavailed myself of his services.

    She disavailed him of that opinion.

Origin

From dis- + avail.

From dis- + avail.

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Forms

disavails, disavailing, disavailed, disavailed
Base formdisavail · to disavail
3rd person singulardisavails
Present participledisavailing
Past simpledisavailed
Past participledisavailed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydisavail
he, she, itdisavails

Past simpleLesson

all personsdisavailed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave disavailed
he, she, ithas disavailed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill disavail

Antonyms

1 antonyms
avail

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
disassembledisassociatedisasterB1disastrousB1disavowdisavowaldisbanddisbelief

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