degarnish
English
editEtymology
editFrom French dégarnir. See garnish, and compare disgarnish.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdegarnish (third-person singular simple present degarnishes, present participle degarnishing, simple past and past participle degarnished)
- To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
- to degarnish a house
- To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
- to degarnish a city or fort
- 1780 August 22, George Washington, letter to Governor Trumbull
- West point , which post is now almost entirely degarnished
References
edit“degarnish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.