The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disarray \Dis`ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarraying.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.]
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To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged.
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To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of disarray English)
Usage examples of "disarraying".
Tellis scratched the back of his head, absently disarraying the thick, brown-flecked hair.
Na ture had revenged herself on the local taste by disarraying the regular rectangles by huddling houses on street corners, where they presented -201- abrupt gables to the current, or by capsizing them in compact ruin.
There was a loud crack of metal snapping, and the crown flexed, hardly disarraying her tower of curls as it pulled away, slowly straightening.