Definition
To remove from a case or covering; to uncase or open something enclosed.
Etymology
From 'dis-' (reverse, remove) and 'case' (container, covering). This is a straightforward verb formation with roots in Middle English, though rarely used in modern English.
Kelly Says
Like many 'dis-' verbs, 'discase' is perfectly logical but almost nobody uses it—we say 'uncase' or 'open' instead, showing how English prefers some prefixes over others even when both work.
Translations
CACatalà
malaltia
ma-la-l-tia
CSČeština
choroba
chor-o-ba
DEDeutsch
Krankheit
kran-khayt
ELΕλληνικά
ασθένεια
as-the-ne-a
ESEspañol
enfermedad
en-fer-me-dad
FRFrançais
maladie
ma-la-dee
HUMagyar
betegség
be-teg-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyakit
pe-ni-kit
ITItaliano
malattia
ma-lat-tee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
penyakit
pe-ni-kit
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
kya-na-ma-re
NLNederlands
ziekte
zie-kte
PLPolski
choroba
chor-o-ba
PTPortuguês
doença
do-en-sa
RUРусский
болезнь
bo-lez-n'
SVSvenska
sjukdom
sjook-dom
SWKiswahili
ugonjwa
u-gon-jwa
UKУкраїнська
хвороба
khvo-ro-ba
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
awon e-she