To strip of laurels or honors; to remove recognition or accolades that were previously granted.
From 'dis-' (prefix negating) + 'laurel' (from Latin 'laurus', a tree associated with victory and honor). Romans crowned victors with laurel wreaths, making laurel a symbol of achievement.
The Romans literally crowned their champions with laurel leaves, which is why we still talk about 'resting on your laurels'—to dislaurel someone is to erase that victory from history, a powerful literary way to describe disgrace.
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