dispark

dispark
\\dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + park (n.)
: to throw open (a private park); especially : to convert (a park) to something else than a private park

Henry VIII decided to dispark the Duchy parks and turn them more profitably into pasture — A.L.Rowse


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Dispark — Dis*park , v. t. 1. To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park) as a common. [1913 Webster] The Gentiles were made to be God s people when the Jews inclosure was disparked. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To set at large; to release… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dispark — verb To open a private enclosure, park, etc. to the public …   Wiktionary

  • dispark — dis·park …   English syllables

  • dispark — To change the use or character of land from that of a park or game preserve …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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