dispair
verb/ˌdɪsˈpɛə(ɹ)/
Etymology From dis- + pair.
1
Uncommon To separate (a pair).
- Near-synonyms: unpair; decouple, uncouple
- dispaired twins
1 more example
- Forgive me, Lady, I have deſtroyed Gerrard, and thee; rebell'd againſt heavens ordinance; diſ-pair'd two doves, made 'em ſit mourning; [...]c. 1608–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, “Four Playes, or Morall Representations, in One”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, [The Triumph of Love, scene v], page 37, column 1:
- Related terms
- disparate