Distream

/dɪˈstriːm/ verb

Definition

To flow or pour out forcefully; to issue forth in a stream or rush.

Etymology

From 'dis-' (apart, asunder) + 'stream' (a flow of water). The prefix 'dis-' intensifies or reverses the action, so 'distream' suggests a powerful outflow or dispersal. This is a relatively rare or archaic formation.

Kelly Says

Distream is rarely used today, but it captures something poetic—the idea of bursting outward in torrents. It belongs to a family of 'dis-' verbs that show how English once more playfully formed verbs with intensive prefixes.

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