discommission
discommission · discommissions · discommissioned · discommissioning
To deprive of a commission or trustTo deprive of a commission or trust.
Meaning
1 sensesTo deprive of a commission or trust.
1659, John Milton, letter to a friend concerning the ruptures of the Commonwealth discommissioning nine great officers in the army
a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography I shall take that for proof enough, and proceed to discommission your printer, and suppress his press
Origin
From dis- + commission.From dis- + commission.
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Forms
discommissions, discommissioning, discommissioned, discommissioned| Base form | discommission · to discommission |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | discommissions |
| Present participle | discommissioning |
| Past simple | discommissioned |
| Past participle | discommissioned |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddecommission
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle