disfurnish

verb

Definition of disfurnishnext
as in to strip

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  1. strip
  2. evict
  3. deprive
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  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The deception ultimately became the basis for a federal civil lawsuit seeking to strip her of citizenship.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
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  • In Spain, housing protests began in September after an 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen Abascal, was evicted following a 230% rent increase by an investment fund.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The land the tribe inhabited before being evicted is now divided among ranchers, government agencies and a conservation nonprofit.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of evict
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  • The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water, Zelenskyy said on social media.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Disqualifying both lists would have deprived the vast majority of Palestinian voters of their preferred political representation.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of deprive
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“Disfurnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfurnish. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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