də]sˈbr]anch, (ˈ)di]s|br], ]ˈspr], ]|spr], ]aa(ə)n-, ]ain-, ]ȧn-\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French desbrancher, from des- dis- (I) + branche branch — more at branch
: to divest of a branch : tear off (as a branch)
də]sˈbr]anch, (ˈ)di]s|br], ]ˈspr], ]|spr], ]aa(ə)n-, ]ain-, ]ȧn-\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French desbrancher, from des- dis- (I) + branche branch — more at branch
: to divest of a branch : tear off (as a branch)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012