† disˈwont, v. Obs.
[f. dis- 6 + wont v.]
trans. To render unaccustomed or unused; to disaccustom. Hence disˈwonted ppl. a., unwonted, unaccustomed, unusual.
| 1600 Holland Livy xli. xxiii. 1111 This diswonted voiage and unaccustomed expedition [itineris insoliti]. 1627–47 Feltham Resolves i. xvii. 58 Why should a diswonted unkindnesse make me ingrate for wonted benefits? 1634–5 Brereton Trav. (Chetham 1844) 105 They inure themselves to..hardship, and will not diswont themselves. |