deraign verb4 •(no longer used) To engage in battle or combat.Therewith they gan to hurtlen greedily, / Redoubted battaile ready to darrayne, / And clash their shields, and shake their swords on hy [...]. — 1590 •(no longer used) To prove or refute, especially through combat. •(no longer used) To determine or decide by combat; to fight out. •(no longer used) To ready or prepare for combat. formsderaigned · deraigning · deraigns