dis|serve

dis|serve
dis|serve «dihs SURV», transitive verb, -served, -serv|ing.
to do an ill turn to; harm: »

Bernstein persuaded himself that it was possible to omit a third of the total work and still not disserve the composer…and not disserve the mood and style of the setting (Saturday Review).


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