disbranch, dis braunch

t. [Pref. dis, and Eng. branch (q. v.).] 1. Lit .: To lop or cut off a branch; to deprive of branches. "The husbandman shall not doe ami e to dis braunch and lop his tree-groves."-P. Holland: Plinie , bk. xviii., ch. xxvi. 2. Fig .: To separate or cut away, as from the main stem. "She, that herself will sliver and disbranch From her material sap, perforce must wither." Shakesp.: Lear, iv. 2. dis-bud, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. bud (q. v.).] To cut away buds from; to deprive of a certain number of buds or shoots, so that the plant may not become weakened through an insufficient supply of sap, which would be the case if all the buds or shoots were allowed to grow. dis-bud-ding, pr. par. & 8. [DISBUD.] A. As pr . par .: (See the verb.) B. As subst.: The act of cutting away the exce of buds or shoots. dis-bür-dened, dis-bür'-thened, pa. par. or a [DISBURDEN.] dis-bür-den-ing, dis-bür-then-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DISBURDEN.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of freeing or easing of a burden. dis-bûr-geon, *dis-bürgen, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. burgeon (q. v.).] To strip or deprive of the burgeons, or buds. "In disburgening and def oiling a vine."- Holland Plinie , bk. xvii., ch. xxii. *dis-bür se, s. [Fr. déboursé; O. Fr. desboursé , pa. par. of desbourser , Fr. débourser to pay down.] A payment, a disbursement. "Some add disburse, some bribe, some gratulance." Machin: Dumb Knight, v. ( Davies.)