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dispark

transitive verb
dis·​park | \ dəs, (ˈ)dis+\

Definition of dispark

: to throw open (a private park) especially : to convert (a park) to something else than a private park Henry VIII decided to dispark the Duchy parks and turn them more profitably into pasture — A. L. Rowse

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dis- entry 1 + park (noun)

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