disbranch

transitive verb

dis·​branch

də|sˈbr|anch,

(ˈ)di|s¦br|,

|ˈspr|,

|¦spr|,

|aa(ə)n-,

|ain-,

|ȧn-

: to divest of a branch : tear off (as a branch)

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desbrancher, from des- dis- entry 1 + branche branch

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