Dĭs'ad-vȧnçe'1, v. t.
v. t. [Prefix dis and advance, q. v.; O. Fr. desavancer.] To cause to draw back; to cause to retire. [Obs.] Spenser.
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v. t. [Prefix dis and advance, q. v.; O. Fr. desavancer.] To cause to draw back; to cause to retire. [Obs.] Spenser.
v. i. To keep or fall back; to retire. [Obs.] Fletcher.