dis|leave

dis|leave
dis|leave «dihs LEEV», transitive verb, -leaved, -leav|ing.
to deprive of leaves: »

bare trunk and disleaved bough (James Russell Lowell).


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  • disleave — dis·leave …   English syllables

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