To hinder or prevent progress; to cause to move backward or retreat from an advanced position.
From dis- + advance (from Old French 'avancer,' from Latin ad + ante, before). This reverses forward movement or progress.
In military terminology, to 'disadvance' troops means to pull them back from their forward position—it emphasizes undoing progress rather than just moving back.
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