List of Abbreviations Used in This Dictionary

Disgospel, dis-gos′pel, v.i. to act in a manner not becoming the gospel.

Disgown, dis-gown′, v.t. or v.i. to deprive of his gown: to divest one's self of a clerical gown, to renounce orders.

Disgrace, dis-grās′, n. state of being out of grace or favour, or of being dishonoured: cause of shame: dishonour.—v.t. to put out of favour: to bring disgrace or shame upon.—adj. Disgrace′ful, bringing disgrace: causing shame: dishonourable.—adv. Disgrace′fully.—ns. Disgrace′fulness; Disgrā′cer.—adj. Disgrā′cious (Shak.), ungracious, unpleasing. [O. Fr.,—L. dis, neg., and gratia, favour, grace.]

Disgrade, dis-grād′, v.t. to deprive of any rank or status.—n. Disgradā′tion.

Disgregation, dis-grē-gā′shun, n. separation, esp. of molecules.

Disgruntle, dis-grun′tl, v.t. (prov.) to disappoint, disgust.—adj. Disgrun′tled, rendered sulky. [Dis- and gruntle, to grunt, to be sulky.]

Disguise, dis-gīz′, v.t. to change the guise or appearance of: to conceal by a dress intended to deceive, or by a counterfeit manner and appearance: to intoxicate (usually 'disguised in liquor')—n. a dress intended to conceal the wearer: a false appearance: change of behaviour in intoxication.—adv. Disguis′edly.—ns. Disguis′edness; Disguise′ment; Disguis′er; Disguis′ing. [O. Fr. desguiser—des, neg., guise, manner, guise.]

Disgust, dis-gust′, n. loathing: strong dislike.—v.t. to excite disgust in: to offend the taste of: to displease.—adv. Disgust′edly.—adjs. Disgust′ing, Disgust′ful.—adv. Disgust′ingly.—ns. Disgust′ingness, Disgust′fulness. [O. Fr. desgouster—des (= L. dis), and gouster—L. gustāre, to taste.]

Dish, dish, n. a plate: a vessel in which food is served: the food in a dish: a particular kind of food: the condition of having a dish shape, concavity of form.—v.t. to put in a dish, for table: (coll.) to outwit, to defeat.—ns. Dish′-clout, Dish′-cloth; Dish′-cov′er, a cover for a dish to keep it hot.—adj. Dish′-faced; having a round, flat face.—ns. Dish′ful; Dish′ing, putting in a dish.—adj. hollow like a dish.—n. Dish′-wa′ter, water in which dishes have been washed.—Dish up, to serve up, esp. figuratively of old materials cooked up anew. [A.S. disc, a plate, a dish, a table—L. discus. Doublets, disc and desk; cf. Ger. tisch, a table.]

Dishabilitate, dis-ha-bil′i-tāt, v.t. to disqualify: to attaint.—n. Dishabilitā′tion.

Dishabille, dis-a-bil′. Same as Deshabille.

Dishabit, dis-hab′it, v.t. (Shak.) to drive from a habitation. [O. Fr. deshabiter—L. dis, neg., habitāre, to inhabit.]

Dishallow, dis-hal′ō, v.t. to desecrate.

Disharmony, dis-har′mo-ni, n. lack of harmony: discord: incongruity.—adj. Disharmō′nious.—adv. Disharmō′niously.—v.t. and v.i. Dishar′monise, to put out of, or be out of, harmony.

Dishearten, dis-härt′n, v.t. to deprive of heart, courage, or spirits: to discourage: to depress.—adjs. Disheart′ened; Disheart′ening.

Dishelm, dis-helm′, v.t. to divest of a helmet.

Disherit, dis-her′it, v.t. (Spens.) to disinherit.—ns. Disher′ison; Disher′itor. [O. Fr. desheriter—L. dis, neg., Late L. hereditāre, to inherit.]

Dishevel, di-shev′el, v.t. to disorder the hair: to cause the hair to hang loose.—v.i. to spread in disorder:—pr.p. dishev′elling; pa.p. dishev′elled.—n. Dishev′elment. [O. Fr. discheveler—Low L. discapillāre, to tear out or disorder the hair—L. dis, in different directions, capillus, the hair.]

Dishome, dis-hōm′, v.t. to deprive of a home.

Dishonest, diz-on′est, adj. not honest: wanting integrity: disposed to cheat: insincere: (Shak.) unchaste.—adv. Dishon′estly.—n. Dishon′esty. [O. Fr. deshonneste, des—L. dis, neg., honneste—L. honestus, honest.]

Dishonour, diz-on′ur, n. want of honour: disgrace: shame: reproach.—v.t. to deprive of honour: to disgrace: to cause shame to: to seduce: to degrade: to refuse the payment of, as a cheque.—adjs. Dishon′orary, causing dishonour; Dishon′ourable, having no sense of honour: disgraceful.—n. Dishon′ourableness.—adv. Dishon′ourably.—n. Dishon′ourer. [O. Fr. deshonneur, des—L. dis, neg., honneur—L. honor, honour.]

Dishorn, dis-horn′, v.t. to deprive of horns.

Dishorse, dis-hors′, v.t. to unhorse.

Dishumour, dis-hū′mur, n. ill-humour.

Disillude, dis-il-lūd′, v.t. to free from illusion.—n. Disillū′sion, a freeing from illusion: state of being disillusionised.—v.t. to free from illusion, disenchant.—adj. Disillū′sionary.—v.t. Disillū′sionise.—n. Disillū′sionment.—adj. Disillū′sive.

Disilliuminate, dis-il-lū′mi-nāt, v.t. to destroy the light of, to darken.

Disimagine, dis-i-maj′in, v.t. to banish from the imagination.

Disimmure, dis-im-mūr′, v.t. to release from imprisonment.

Disimpassioned, dis-im-pash′und, adj. free from the influence of passion, tranquil.

Disimprison, dis-im-priz′n, v.t. to free from prison or restraint.—n. Disimpris′onment.

Disimprove, dis-im-prōōv′, v.t. and v.i. to render worse, to grow worse.

Disincarcerate, dis-in-kär′sėr-āt, v.t. to free from prison.—n. Disincarcerā′tion.

Disinclination, dis-in-kli-nā′shun, n. want of inclination: unwillingness.—v.t. Disincline′, to turn away inclination from: to excite the dislike or aversion of.—adj. Disinclined′, not inclined: averse.

Disinclose. See Disenclose.

Disincorporate, dis-in-kor′po-rāt, v.t. to deprive of corporate rights.—n. Disincorporā′tion.

Disindividualise, dis-in-di-vid′ū-al-īz, v.t. to deprive of individuality.

Disinfect, dis-in-fekt′, v.t. to free from infection: to purify from infectious germs.—ns. Disinfect′ant, anything that destroys the causes of infection; Disinfec′tion; Disinfect′or.

Disingenuous, dis-in-jen′ū-us, adj. not ingenuous: not frank or open: crafty.—adv. Disingen′uously.—n. Disingen′uousness.

Disinherit, dis-in-her′it, v.t. to cut off from hereditary rights: to deprive of an inheritance.—ns. Disinher′ison, act of disinheriting; Disinher′itance.

Disinhume, dis-in-hūm′, v.t. to take out of the earth, to disinter.

Disintegrate, dis-in′te-grāt, or diz-, v.t. to separate into integrant parts: to break up.—adjs. Disin′tegrable, Disin′tegrative.—ns. Disintegrā′tion; Disin′tegrator, a machine for crushing or pulverising oil-cake, mineral ores, &c.

Disinter, dis-in-tėr′, v.t. to take out of a grave: to bring from obscurity into view.—n. Disinter′ment.

Disinterested, dis-in′tėr-est-ed, adj. not interested or influenced by private feelings or considerations: impartial: unselfish, generous.—adv. Disin′terestedly.—n. Disin′terestedness.—adj. Disin′teresting (obs.), not interesting. [Corr. of disinterest = disinteress'd, O. Fr. des—L. dis, neg., interessé, interested in. See Interest.]

Disinthral. Same as Disenthral.

Disintricate, dis-in′tri-kāt, v.t. to free from intricacy.

Disinure, dis-in-ūr′, v.t. (Milt.) to render unfamiliar.

Disinvest, dis-in-vest′, v.t. to divest.—n. Disinvest′iture, the action of disinvesting.

Disinvigorate, dis-in-vig′or-āt, v.t. to weaken.

Disinvolve, dis-in-volv′, v.t. to unfold, to disentangle.

Disippus, di-sip′us, n. an American papilionid butterfly.

Disjaskit, dis-jas′kit, adj. (Scot.) jaded, worn out. [Prob. dejected.]

Disjoin, dis-join′, or diz-, v.t. to separate what has been joined.—v.t. Disjoint′, to put out of joint: to separate united parts: to break the natural order or relations of things: to make incoherent.—p.adj. Disjoint′ed, incoherent, esp. of discourse: badly assorted.—adv. Disjoint′edly.—n. Disjoint′edness. [O. Fr. desjoindre—L. disjungĕre—dis, apart, jungĕre, to join.]

Disjunct, dis-jungkt′, adj. disjoined—n. Disjunc′tion, the act of disjoining: disunion: separation.—adj. Disjunct′ive, disjoining: tending to separate: (gram.) uniting sentences but disjoining the sense, or rather marking an adverse sense.—n. a word which disjoins.—adv. Disjunct′ively.—ns. Disjunct′or; Disjunct′ure. [O. Fr. desjoinct, desjoindre. See above.]

Disjune, a Scotch form of dejeune, dejeuner (q.v.).

Disk. Same as Disc.

Disleaf, dis-lēf′, v.t. to deprive of leaves.—Also Disleave′.

Disleal, dis-lēl′, adj. (Spens.) disloyal, dishonourable. [See Disloyal.]

Dislike, dis-līk′, v.t. to be displeased with: to disapprove of: to have an aversion to.—n. disinclination: aversion: distaste: disapproval.—adjs. Dislike′able, Dislik′able; Dislike′ful (Spens.)—v.t. Dislik′en (Shak.), to make unlike.—n. Dislike′ness (obs.), unlikeness. [L. dis, neg., and like; the genuine Eng. word is mislike.]

Dislimb, dis-lim′, v.t. to tear the limbs from.

Dislimn, dis-lim′, v.t. (Shak.) to strike out what has been limned or painted, to efface.

Dislink, dis-lingk′, v.t. to unlink, to separate.

Disload, dis-lōd′, v.t. to unload, to disburden.

Dislocate, dis′lō-kāt, v.t. to displace: to put out of joint.—adv. Dislocā′tedly.—n. Dislocā′tion, a dislocated joint: displacement: (geol.) a 'fault,' or displacement of stratified rocks. [Low L. dislocāre, -ātum—L., dis, apart, locāre, to place.]

Dislodge, dis-loj′, v.t. to drive from a lodgment or place of rest: to drive from a place of hiding or of defence.—v.i. to go away.—n. Dislodg′ment. [O. Fr. desloger, des—L. dis, apart, loger, to lodge.]

Disloign, dis-loin′, v.t. (Spens.) to put far apart or at a distance, to remove. [O. Fr. desloignier, des—L. dis, apart, loignier, to remove.]

Disloyal, dis-loi′al, adj. not loyal: false to one's sovereign: faithless: treacherous.—adv. Disloy′ally.—n. Disloy′alty. [O. Fr. desloyal, des—L. dis, neg., loyal, leial—L. legalis, legal.]

Dislustre, dis-lus′tėr, v.t. to deprive of lustre.

Dismal, diz′mal, adj. gloomy: dreary: sorrowful: depressing.—adv. Dis′mally.—ns. Dis′malness, Dismal′ity.—n.pl. Dis′mals, mournings.—The dismals, the dumps. [O. Fr. dismal = L. dies mali, evil, unlucky days. Skeat makes O. Fr. dismal correspond to Low L. decimalis, of a tenth, pertaining to tithes—L. decimus, tenth—decem, ten.]

Disman, dis-man′, v.t. to deprive of men (of a country, or ship): to unman: to deprive of human character (of the body by death).

Dismantle, dis-man′tl, v.t. to strip: to deprive of furniture, fittings, &c., so as to render useless: of a fortified town, to raze the fortifications. [O. Fr. desmanteller—des—L. dis, away, manteler, mantel, a mantle.]

Dismask, dis-mask′, v.t. to strip a mask from: to remove a disguise from: to uncover. [O. Fr. desmasquer, des—L. dis, neg., masquer, to mask.]

Dismast, dis-mast′, v.t. to deprive of a mast or masts.—n. Dismast′ment.

Dismay, dis-mā′, v.t. to terrify: to discourage.—n. loss of strength and courage through fear.—n. Dismay′edness.—adj. Dismay′ful (Spens.). [A hybrid word, from an O. Fr. desmayer—des (= L. dis), and Old High Ger. magan (Ger. mögen) = A.S. magan, to have might or power. See May.]

Dismayd, dis-mād′, adj. (Spens.) misshapen, deformed.

Dismayl, dis-māl′, v.t. to deprive of mail: (Spens.) to break open one's coat of mail. [O. Fr. desmailler, des—L. dis, neg., maille, mail.]

Disme, dēm, n. a tenth: (Shak.) the number ten. [O. Fr. See Dime.]

Dismember, dis-mem′bėr, v.t. to divide member from member: to separate a limb from the body: to disjoint: to tear to pieces.—ns. Dismem′berment; Dismem′brator. [O. Fr. desmembrer, des—L. dis, neg., membre, a member.]

Dismiss, dis-mis′, v.t. to send away: to despatch: to discard: to remove from office or employment: (law) to reject, to put out of court, to discharge.—ns. Dismiss′al, Dismis′sion.—adjs. Dismiss′ive, Dismiss′ory. [L. dis, away, mittĕre, missum, to send.]

Dismortgage, dis-mor′gāj, v.t. to redeem from mortgage.

Dismount, dis-mownt′, v.i. to come down: to come off a horse.—v.t. to throw or bring down from any elevated place: to throw off their carriages, as cannon: to unhorse. [O. Fr. desmonter, des—L. dis, neg., monter, to mount.]

Disnatured, dis-nā′tūrd, adj. unnatural, devoid of natural affection.—v.t. Disnat′uralise, to make alien or unnatural.

Disnest, dis-nest′, v.t. to dislodge from a nest.

Disobedient, dis-o-bē′di-ent, adj. neglecting or refusing to obey.—n. Disobē′dience, neglect or refusal to obey: violation of orders.—adv. Disobē′diently.

Disobey, dis-o-bā′, v.t. to neglect or refuse to obey or do what is commanded. [O. Fr. desobeir—des (= L. dis), and obeir, to obey.]

Disoblige, dis-o-blīj′, v.t. to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility: to do something against the wishes of another: to injure slightly.—n. Disobligā′tion, freedom from obligation: act of disobliging.—adj. Disob′ligatory, releasing from obligation.—n. Disoblige′ment.—adj. Disoblig′ing, not obliging: not careful to attend to the wishes of others: unaccommodating: unkind.—adv. Disoblig′ingly.—n. Disoblig′ingness. [O. Fr. desobliger, des (= L. dis), neg., obliger, to oblige.]

Disomatous, dī-sō′ma-tus, adj. having two bodies.

Disorbed, dis-orbd′, adj. (Shak.) thrown from its orbit, as a star.

Disorder, dis-or′dėr, n. want of order: confusion: disturbance: breach of the peace: disease.—v.t. to throw out of order: to disarrange: to disturb: to produce disease.—adj. Disor′dered, confused, deranged.—n. Disor′derliness.—adj. Disor′derly, out of order: in confusion: irregular: lawless: defying the restraints of decency.—adv. confusedly: in a lawless manner.—Disorderly house, a brothel. [O. Fr. desordre, des (= L. dis), neg., ordre, order.]

Disordinate, dis-or′din-āt, adj. (rare) not in order: irregular.—adv. Disor′dinately.

Disorganise, dis-or′gan-īz, v.t. to destroy the organic structure of: to break up a union of parts: to disorder.—adj. Disorgan′ic.—n. Disorganisā′tion.

Disorient, dis-ō′ri-ent, v.t. to turn from the east: to confuse as to direction in general—also Disorien′tate.—n. Disorientā′tion.

Disown, diz-ōn′, v.t. to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self: to deny: to repudiate, cast off—n. Disown′ment.

Disoxydate, dis-ok′si-dāt, v.t. to deoxidate or deprive of oxygen.—Also Disox′ygenate.

Dispace, dis-pās′, v.i. (Spens.) to pace to and fro, to range about.

Disparage, dis-par′āj, v.t. to dishonour by comparison with what is inferior: to lower in rank or estimation: to talk slightingly of.—ns. Dispar′agement; Dispar′ager.—adv. Dispar′agingly. [O. Fr. desparager—des (—L. dis), neg., and Low L. paragium, equality of birth—L. par, equal.]

Disparate, dis′par-āt, adj. unequal: incapable of being compared.—n. Disparate′ness.—n.pl. Dis′parates, things or characters of different species. [L. disparātus—dis, neg., and parāre, make equal.]

Disparity, dis-par′i-ti, n. inequality: unlikeness so great as to render comparison difficult and union unsuitable.

Dispark, dis-pärk′, v.t. to throw open enclosed ground.

Dispart, dis-pärt′, v.t. to part asunder: to divide, to separate.—v.i. to separate.—n. the difference between the thickness of metal at the breech and the mouth of a gun.

Dispassion, dis-pash′un, n. freedom from passion: a calm state of mind.—adj. Dispas′sionāte, free from passion: unmoved by feelings: cool: impartial.—adv. Dispas′sionātely.

Dispatch. Same as Despatch.

Dispathy, dis′pa-thi, n. difference of feeling, the opposite of sympathy.

Dispauperise, dis-paw-per-īz′, v.t. to free from pauperism or from paupers.—v.t. Dispau′per, to declare no longer a pauper.

Dispeace, dis-pēs′, n. lack of peace: dissension. [A recent coinage from dis, neg., and peace.]

Dispel, dis-pel′, v.t. to drive away: to make disappear: to banish:—pr.p. dispel′ling; pa.p. dispelled′. [L. dispellĕre—dis, away, pellĕre, to drive.]

Dispence, dis-pens′ (Spens.). Same as Dispense.

Dispend, dis-pend′, v.t. (arch.) to expend, pay out. [O. Fr.,—L. dis, out of, and pendĕre, to weigh.]

Dispensable, dis-pens′a-bl, adj. that may be dispensed, or dispensed with: (arch.) pardonable.—ns. Dispensabil′ity, Dispens′ableness.

Dispensary, dis-pens′ar-i, n. a place where medicines are dispensed, esp. to the poor, gratis.

Dispensation, dis-pen-sā′shun, n. the act of dispensing or dealing out: various methods or stages of God's dealing with His creatures—Patriarchal, Mosaic, Christian: the distribution of good and evil in the divine government: license or permission to neglect a rule.—adjs. Dispens′ative, Dispens′atory, granting dispensation.—advs. Dispens′atively, Dispens′atorily.—n. Dispens′atory, a book containing medical prescriptions.—adj. Dispens′ing.

Dispense, dis-pens′, v.t. to deal out in portions: to distribute: to administer: (Spens.) to pay for.—n. expense: profession: abundance.—adj. Dispensed′.—n. Dispens′er.—Dispense with, to permit the want of: to do without. [Fr. dispenser—L. dis, asunder, pensare, inten. of pendĕre, to weigh.]

Dispeople, dis-pē′pl, v.t. to empty of inhabitants.

Dispermous, dī-spėrm′us, adj. having only two seeds. [Gr. di-, twofold, sperma, a seed.]

Disperse, dis-pėrs′, v.t. to scatter in all directions: to spread: to diffuse: to drive asunder: to cause to vanish.—v.i. to separate: to spread abroad: to vanish.—n. Dispers′al.—adv. Dispers′edly.—ns. Dispers′edness; Dispers′er.—adj. Dispers′ive, tending to disperse. [L. dispergere, dispersum—di, asunder, apart, spargĕre, to scatter.]

Dispersion, dis-pėr′shun, n. a scattering, or state of being scattered: (med.) the removal of inflammation: (opt.) the separation of light into its different rays: the Diaspora (q.v.).

Dispersonate, dis-per′son-āt, v.t. to divest of personality.

Dispirit, dis-pir′it, v.t. to dishearten: to discourage.—p.adj. Dispir′ited, dejected: feeble, spiritless.—adv. Dispir′itedly.—n. Dispir′itedness.—p.adj. Dispir′iting, disheartening.—n. Dispir′itment.

Dispiteous, dis-pit′e-us, adj. pitiless.—adv. Dispit′eously.—n. Dispit′eousness. [See Despite.]

Displace, dis-plās′, v.t. to put out of place: to disarrange: to remove from a state, office, or dignity.—adj. Displace′able.—n. Displace′ment, a putting out of place: the difference between the position of a body at a given time and that occupied at first: the quantity of water displaced by a ship afloat. [O. Fr. desplacer—L. dis, neg., and place.]

Displant, dis-plant′, v.t. to remove anything from where it has been planted or placed: to drive from an abode.—n. Displantā′tion. [Through Fr. from L. dis, neg., and plantāre, to plant.]

Display, dis-plā′, v.t. to unfold or spread out: to exhibit: to set out ostentatiously: (print.) to make prominent by large type, wide spacing, &c.—n. a displaying or unfolding: exhibition: ostentatious show.—p.adj. Displayed′, unfolded: spread: printed in prominent letters: (her.) erect, with wings expanded, as a bird.—n. Display′er. [O. Fr. despleier—des (= L. dis), neg., and plier, ploier—L. plicāre, to fold; doublet, deploy. See Ply.]

Disple, dis′pl, v.t. (Spens.) to discipline, chastise. [A contraction of disciple.]

Displease, dis-plēz′, v.t. to offend: to make angry in a slight degree: to be disagreeable to.—v.i. to raise aversion.—n. Displeas′ance (Spens.), displeasure.—adj. Displeas′ant (obs.).—p.adj. Displeased′, vexed, annoyed.—adv. Displeas′edly.—n. Displeas′edness.—p.adj. Displeas′ing, causing displeasure: giving offence.—adv. Displeas′ingly.—n. Displeas′ingness. [O. Fr. desplaisir, des—L. dis, neg., plaisir, to please.]

Displeasure, dis-plezh′ūr, n. the feeling of one who is offended: anger: cause of irritation.—v.t. (arch.) to displease, offend.

Displenish, dis-plen′ish, v.t. to deprive of plenishing or furniture, implements, &c.: to sell the plenishing of.—n. Displen′ishment.

Displode, dis-plōd′, v.t. (Milt.) to discharge, to explode.—v.i. to explode.—n. Displo′sion. [L. displodĕre—dis, asunder, plaudĕre, to beat.]

Displume, dis-plōōm′, v.t. to deprive of plumes or feathers.

Dispondee, dī-spon′dē, n. a double spondee.—adj. Dispondā′ic.

Dispone, dis-pōn′, v.t. (arch.) to set in order, dispose: (Scots law) to make over to another: to convey legally.—n. Disponee′, the person to whom anything is disponed. [Fr.,—L. disponĕre, to arrange.]

Disponge, Dispunge, dis-punj′, v.t. (Shak.) to sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.

Disport, dis-pōrt′, v.t. and v.i. usually reflexive, to divert, amuse, enjoy one's self: to move in gaiety.—n. Disport′ment. [O. Fr. desporter (with se), to carry one's self away from one's work, to amuse one's self, from des (= L. dis), and porter—L. portāre, to carry. See Sport.]

Dispose, dis-pōz′, v.t. to arrange: to distribute: to apply to a particular purpose: to make over by sale, gift, &c.: to bestow: to incline.—n. disposal, management: behaviour, disposition.—adj. Dispos′able.—n. Dispos′al, the act of disposing: order: arrangement: management: right of bestowing.—p.adj. Disposed′, inclined, of a certain disposition (with well, ill, &c.).—adv. Dispos′edly, in good order: with measured steps.—n. Dispos′er.—p.adj. Dispos′ing, that disposes.—adv. Dispos′ingly.—Dispose of, to place in any condition: to apply to any purpose: to part with: to get rid of: to sell. [Fr. disposer, dis—L. dis, asunder, poser, to place.]

Disposition, dis-po-zish′un, n. arrangement: plan for disposing one's property, &c.: natural tendency: temper: (N.T.) ministration: (Scots law) a giving over to another = conveyance or assignment in Eng. phraseology—often 'disposition and settlement,' a deed for the disposal of a man's property at his death.—adjs. Disposi′tional; Disposi′tioned; Dispos′itive.—adv. Dispos′itively.—ns. Dispos′itor, a planet that disposes or controls another; Dispō′sure (obs.), disposal, arrangement: disposition. [Fr.,—L., from dis, apart, ponĕre, to place.]

Dispossess, dis-poz-zes′, v.t. to put out of possession.—n. Dispossess′or.

Dispost, dis-pōst′, v.t. to displace.

Dispraise, dis-prāz′, n. blame: reproach: dishonour.—v.t. to blame: to censure.—n. Disprais′er.—adv. Disprais′ingly. [O. Fr. despreisier, des—L. dis, neg., preisier, to praise.]

Dispread, dis-pred′, v.t. to spread in different ways.—v.i. to spread out: to expand.—Spenser has the forms dispred, dispredden, disprad.

Disprinced, dis-prinst′, p.adj. (Tenn.) deprived of the appearance of a prince.

Disprison, dis-priz′n, v.t. to set free.

Disprivacied, dis-priv′a-sid, adj. deprived of privacy.

Disprivilege, dis-priv′i-lej, v.t. to deprive of a privilege.

Disprize, dis-prīz′, v.t. to set a low price upon: to undervalue.

Disprofess, dis-prō-fes′, v.t. (Spens.) to cease to profess.

Disprofit, dis-prof′it, n. loss, damage.

Disproof, dis-prōōf′, n. a disproving: refutation.

Disproperty, dis-prop′ėr-ti, v.t. (Shak.) to deprive of any property.

Disproportion, dis-pro-pōr′shun, n. want of proportion, symmetry, or suitableness of parts: inequality.—v.t. to make unsuitable in form or size, &c.—n. Dispropor′tionableness.—adv. Dispropor′tionably.—adjs. Dispropor′tional, Dispropor′tionable (arch.).—advs. Dispropor′tionally, Dispropor′tionably (arch.).—adj. Dispropor′tionate, not proportioned: unsymmetrical: unsuitable to something else in some respect.—adv. Dispropor′tionately.—n. Dispropor′tionateness.

Dispropriate, dis-prō′pri-āt, v.t. to disappropriate.

Disprove, dis-prōōv′, v.t. to prove to be false or not genuine: to refute: (arch.) to disapprove.—n. Disprov′al. [O. Fr. disprover. See Prove.]

Dispurse, dis-purs′, v.t. (Shak.) to take out of the purse, to pay.

Dispurvey, dis-pur-vā′, v.t. (arch.) to deprive of provisions.—n. Dispurvey′ance (Spens.).

Dispute, dis-pūt′, v.t. to make a subject of argument: to contend for: to oppose by argument: to call in question.—v.i. to argue: to debate.—n. a contest with words: an argument: a debate: a quarrel.—adj. Dis′putable, that may be disputed: of doubtful certainty.—n. Dis′putableness.—adv. Dis′putably.—ns. Dis′putant, Disput′er; Disputā′tion, a contest in argument: an exercise in debate.—adjs. Disputā′tious, Disput′ative, inclined to dispute, cavil, or controvert.—adv. Disputā′tiously.—n. Disput[a]′tiousness.—Beyond, or Without, dispute, indubitably, certainly. [O. Fr. disputer—L. disputāre—dis, apart, and putāre, to think.]

Disqualify, dis-kwol′i-fī, v.t. to deprive of the qualities necessary for any purpose: to make unfit: to disable.—n. Disqualificā′tion, state of being disqualified: anything that disqualifies or incapacitates.

Disquiet, dis-kwī′et, adj. (obs.) unquiet, uneasy, restless.—n. want of quiet: uneasiness, restlessness: anxiety.—v.t. to render unquiet: to make uneasy: to disturb.—adjs. Disquī′etful; Disquī′etive, Disquī′eting.—adv. Disquī′etly (Shak.).—ns. Disquī′etness, Disquī′etude.—adj. Disquī′etous.

Disquisition, dis-kwi-zish′un, n. a careful inquiry into any matter by arguments, &c.: an essay.—adjs. Disquisi′tional, Disquisi′tionary, Disquis′itory, Disquis′itive, pertaining to or of the nature of a disquisition. [L. disquisitio—disquirĕre, disquisitum—dis, inten., quærĕre, to seek.]

Disrank, dis-rangk′, v.t. to reduce to a lower rank: to throw into confusion.

Disrate, dis-rāt′, v.t. (naut.) to reduce to a lower rating or rank, as a petty officer.

Disregard, dis-re-gärd′, v.t. to pay no attention to.—n. want of attention: neglect: slight.—adj. Disregard′ful—adv. Disregard′fully.

Disrelish, dis-rel′ish, v.t. not to relish: to dislike the taste of: to dislike.—n. distaste: dislike: disgust.—p.adj. Disrel′ishing, offensive.

Disremember, dis-re-mem′bėr, v.t. (vul.) not to remember, to forget.

Disrepair, dis-re-pār′, n. state of being out of repair.

Disrepute, dis-re-pūt′, n. ill-character: discredit—also Disreputā′tion.—adj. Disrep′utable, in bad repute: disgraceful.—ns. Disrep′utableness, Disreputabil′ity (rare).—adv. Disrep′utably.

Disrespect, dis-re-spekt′, n. want of respect: discourtesy: incivility.—v.t. (arch.) not to respect.—adjs. Disrespect′able (rare), not respectable; Disrespect′ful, showing disrespect: irreverent: uncivil.—adv. Disrespect′fully.—n. Disrespect′fulness.

Disrobe, dis-rōb′, v.t. to undress: to uncover.

Disroot, dis-rōōt′, v.t. to tear up by the roots.

Disrupt, dis-rupt′, v.t. to burst asunder, to break up.—n. Disrup′tion, the act of breaking asunder: the act of bursting and rending: breach: in Scottish ecclesiastical history, the separation of the party who became the Free Church from the Established Church for the sake of spiritual independence (1843).—adj. Disrup′tive, causing, or accompanied by, disruption. [L. disruptus, diruptus, dirumpĕre—dis, asunder, rumpĕre, to break.]

Diss, dis, n. an Algerian reedy grass used for cordage.

Dissatisfactory, dis-sat-is-fak′tor-i, adj. causing dissatisfaction: unable to give content.—ns. Dissatisfac′tion, state of being dissatisfied: discontent: uneasiness; Dissatisfac′toriness.

Dissatisfy, dis-sat′is-fī, v.t. not to satisfy: to make discontented: to displease.—adj. Dissat′isfied, discontented: not pleased.

Disseat, dis-sēt′, v.t. (Shak.) to deprive of, or remove from, a seat.

Dissect, dis-sekt′, v.t. to cut asunder: to cut into parts for the purpose of minute examination: to divide and examine: to analyse and criticise (often hostilely, as a man's character or motives).—adj. Dissect′ible.—ns. Dissect′ing; Dissec′tion, the act or the art of cutting in pieces a plant or animal in order to ascertain the structure of its parts: anatomy.—adj. Dissect′ive, tending to dissect.—n. Dissect′or.—Dissected map, picture, a map or picture on a board cut into pieces, so that the putting of them together forms a puzzle. [L. dissecāre, dissectum—dis, asunder, secāre, to cut.]

Disseize, dis-sēz′, v.t. to deprive of seizin or possession of an estate of freehold: to dispossess wrongfully.—ns. Disseiz′in; Disseiz′or.

Dissemble, dis-sem′bl, v.t. to represent a thing as unlike what it actually is: to put an untrue semblance upon: to disguise: to conceal: (Shak.) to make unlike.—v.i. to assume a false appearance: to play the hypocrite: to dissimulate—ns. Dissem′blance (rare), want of resemblance: the act of dissembling; Dissem′bler; Dissem′bling.—p.adj. deceiving, hypocritical.—adv. Dissem′blingly. [O. Fr. dessembler, to be unlike, from L. dissimulāre—dissimilis, unlike—dis, neg., and similis, like.]

Disseminate, dis-sem′i-nāt, v.t. to sow or scatter abroad: to propagate: to diffuse.—n. Disseminā′tion.—adj. Dissem′inative.—n. Dissem′inator. [L. disseminare, -ātum—dis, asunder, semināre, to sow—semen, seminis, seed.]

Dissent, dis-sent′, v.i. to think differently: to disagree in opinion: to differ (with from).—n. the act of dissenting: difference of opinion: a protest by a minority: a differing or separation from an established church.—ns. Dissen′sion, disagreement in opinion: discord: strife; Dissent′er, one who separates on conscientious grounds from the service and worship of an established church: a nonconformist; Dissent′erage, condition of dissenters; Dissent′erism (rare).—adj. Dissen′tient, declaring dissent: disagreeing.—n. one who disagrees: one who declares his dissent.—p.adj. Dissent′ing.—adv. Dissent′ingly.—adj. Dissen′tious (Shak.), disposed to discord, contentious. [Fr.,—L. dissentīre, dissensum—dis, apart from, sentīre, to think.]

Dissepiment, dis-sep′i-ment, n. (bot.) a partition in compound ovaries formed by the union of the sides of their carpels.—adj. Dissepiment′al. [Low L. dissepimentum, a partition—L. dissæpīre—dis, apart, sepīre, to hedge in.]

Dissertate, dis′er-tāt, v.i. to discourse—(arch.) Dissert′.—n. Dissertā′tion, a formal discourse: a treatise.—adjs. Dissertā′tional, Dissertā′tive.—n. Dis′sertātor. [Fr.,—L. dissertāre, inten. of disserĕre, to discuss—dis, serĕre, to put in a row.]

Disserve, dis-serv′, v.t. to do the opposite of serving: (rare) to injure.—n. Disserv′ice, injury: mischief: an ill turn.—adj. Disserv′iceable. [O. Fr. desservir—L. dis, neg., servīre, to serve.]

Dissettle, dis-set′l, v.t. to unsettle.—adj. Dissett′led.—n. Dissett′lement.

Dissever, dis-sev′ėr, v.t. to sever: to part in two: to separate: to disunite.—ns. Dissev′erance, Disseverā′tion, Dissev′erment, a dissevering or parting.—p.adj. Dissev′ered, disunited. [O. Fr. dessevrer—L. dis, apart, seperāre, to separate.]

Dissheathe, dis-shēth′, v.t. to unsheathe.

Dissident, dis′i-dent, adj. dissenting.—n. a dissenter.—n. Diss′idence, disagreement. [L. dissidens, -entis, pr.p. of dissidēre—dis, apart, sedēre, to sit.]

Dissight, dis-sīt′, n. an unsightly object.

Dissilient, dis-sil′yent, adj. (bot.) bursting open with elastic force.—n. Dissil′ience. [L. dissiliens, -entis—dis, asunder, salīre, to leap.]

Dissimilar, dis-sim′i-lar, adj. not similar: unlike in any respect: of different sorts.—ns. Dissimilar′ity, Dissimil′itude, unlikeness: want of resemblance.—adv. Dissim′ilarly.—ns. Dissimilā′tion, the act of rendering dissimilar; Dissim′ile, the opposite of a simile, a comparison by contrast.

Dissimulate, dis-sim′ū-lāt, v.t. to pretend the contrary of: to pretend falsely: to conceal.—v.i. to practise dissimulation, play the hypocrite.—ns. Dissimulā′tion, the act of dissembling: a hiding under a false appearance: false pretension: hypocrisy; Dissimulā′tor. [L. dissimulāre, -ātum, to dissimulate—dis, neg., similis, like.]

Dissipate, dis′i-pāt, v.t. to scatter: to squander: to waste.—v.i. to separate and disappear: to waste away: (coll.) to be dissolute in conduct.—adj. Diss′ipable, that may be dissipated.—p.adj. Diss′ipated, dissolute, esp. addicted to drinking.—n. Dissipā′tion, dispersion: state of being dispersed: scattered attention: a dissolute course of life, esp. hard drinking.—adj. Diss′ipative, tending to dissipate or disperse: connected with the dissipation of energy. [L. dissipāre, -ātum—dis, asunder, and obs. supāre, which appears in insipĕre, to throw into.]

Dissociate, dis-sō′shi-āt, v.t. to separate from a society or company: to disunite: to separate.—n. Dissociabil′ity.—adjs. Dissō′ciable, not sociable: ill associated: incongruous: capable of being dissociated; Dissō′cial, not social.—v.t. Dissō′cialise, to make unsocial.—n. Dissociā′tion.—adj. Dissō′-ciative (chem.), tending to dissociate. [L. dissociāre, -ātum—dis, asunder, sociāre, to unite.]

Dissoluble, dis′ol-ū-bl, or dis-zol′ū-bl, adj. dissolvable.—ns. Dissolubil′ity, Dissol′ubleness, capacity of being dissolved.

Dissolve, di-zolv′, v.t. to loose asunder: to separate or break up: to put an end to (as a parliament): to melt: to destroy, as by fire: (arch.) to resolve, as doubts.—v.i. to break up: to waste away: to crumble: to melt.—adj. Diss′olūte, loose, esp. in morals: lewd: licentious.—adv. Diss′olūtely.—ns. Diss′olūteness; Dissolū′tion, the breaking up of an assembly: change from a solid to a liquid state: a melting: separation of a body into its original elements: decomposition: destruction: death; Dissolū′tionism; Dissolū′tionist.—ns. Dissolvabil′ity, Dissolv′ableness.—adjs. Dissolv′able, Dissolv′ible, capable of being dissolved or melted.—n. and adj. Dissolv′ent, a solvent having the power to melt. [L. dissolvĕre, -solutum—dis, asunder, solvĕre, solūtum, to loose.]

Dissonant, dis′o-nant, adj. not agreeing or harmonising in sound: without concord or harmony: disagreeing.—n. Diss′onance, disagreement of sound: want of harmony: discord: disagreement: (spec.) a combination of musical sounds which produces beats—also Diss′onancy. [Fr.,—L. dissonans, -antis—dis, apart, sonāre, to sound.]

Dissuade, dis-swād′, v.t. to advise against: to try to divert from anything by advice or persuasion: to succeed in persuading not to.—ns. Dissuā′der; Dissuā′sion.—adj. Dissuā′sive, tending to dissuade.—n. that which tends to dissuade.—adv. Dissuā′sively.—n. and adj. Dissuā′sory (rare). [Fr.,—L. dissuadēre—dis, apart, suadēre, suasum, to advise.]

Dissunder, dis-sun′dėr, v.t. to sunder.

Dissyllable, dis-sil′a-bl, n. a word of only two syllables.—adj. Dissyllab′ic.—n. Dissyllabificā′tion.—v.t. Dissyllab′ify, to make into two syllables.—n. Dissyll′abism, the character of having only two syllables. [Through Fr. and L. from Gr. di-, twice, syllabē, a syllable.]

Dissymmetry, dis-sim′e-tri, n. want of symmetry.—adjs. Dissymmet′ric, -al, of similar shape, but not capable of being superposed, as right and left hand gloves, crystals with different optical properties, &c.

Distaff, dis′taf, n. the stick which holds the bunch of flax, tow, or wool in spinning.—Distaff side, the female part of a family. [A.S. distæf, from dise = Low Ger. diesse, the bunch of flax on the staff; and stæf = Eng. staff. See Dizen.]

Distain, dis-tān′, v.t. to stain: to sully. [O. Fr. desteindre, to take away the colour of—L. dis, neg., and tingĕre, to stain. See Stain.]

Distal, dis′tal, adj. (anat.) at the end.—adv. Dis′tally. [Formed on the analogy of central, from Distance.]

Distance, dis′tans, n. a space or interval between: remoteness: opposition: reserve of manner: in horse-racing, the space measured back from the winning-post which a horse, in heat-races, must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.—v.t. to place at a distance: to leave at a distance behind.—adj. Dis′tanceless, not allowing a distant view—said of hazy weather: having no indications of distance—said of certain pictures.—Keep one at a distance, to treat with reserve; Keep one's distance, to abstain from familiarity with, to keep aloof from. [See Distant.]

Distant, dis′tant, adj. at a certain distance: remote, in time, place, or connection: not obvious: indistinct: reserved in manner.—adv. Dis′tantly. [Fr.,—L. distans, -tantis—dis, apart, stans, stantis, pr.p. of stāre, to stand.]

Distaste, dis-tāst′, n. oppositeness or aversion of taste: dislike of food: dislike: disgust.—v.t. (arch.) to dislike: (obs.) to offend: (Shak.) to spoil the taste of.—v.i. (Shak.) to be distasteful.—adj. Distaste′ful, nauseous to the taste: unpleasant: (Shak.) indicating distaste.—adv. Distaste′fully.—n. Distaste′fulness.

Distemper, dis-tem′pėr, n. a coarse mode of painting, in which the colours are mixed in a watery glue, white of egg, &c., chiefly used in scene-painting and in staining paper for walls.—Also Destem′per. [Same ety. as succeeding word.]

Distemper, dis-tem′pėr, n. a morbid or disorderly state of body or mind: disease, esp. of animals, specifically a typhoid inflammation of the mucous membranes of young dogs: ill-humour.—v.t. to derange the temper: to disorder or disease.—adj. Distem′perate, not temperate, immoderate: diseased.—n. Distem′perature (arch.), want of proper temperature: intemperateness, disturbance: uneasiness of mind: indisposition.—p.adj. Distem′pered, disordered: intemperate, ill-humoured, put out of sorts. [O. Fr. destemprer, to derange—L. dis, apart, temperāre, to govern.]

Distend, dis-tend′, v.t. to stretch in all directions: to swell.—v.i. to swell.—n. Distensibil′ity, capacity for distension.—adjs. Disten′sible, that may be stretched; Disten′sive, capable of stretching or of being stretched; Distent′ (Spens.), distended.—ns. Disten′tion, Disten′sion, act of distending or stretching: state of being stretched: (rare) breadth. [Fr.,—L. distendĕre—dis, asunder, tendĕre, tensum or tentum, to stretch.]

Disthene, dis′thēn, n. cyanite—so called from its positive and negative electric properties. [Gr. di-, two, sthenos, strength.]

Disthrone, dis-thrōn′, v.t. (obs.) to dethrone—(Spens.) Disthrōn′ise.

Distich, dis′tik, n. a couple of lines or verses, making complete sense: a couplet.—adj. having two rows.—adj. Dis′tichous (bot.), arranged in two rows. [L.,—Gr. distichos—dis, twice, stichos, a line.]

Distil, dis-til′, v.i. to fall in drops; to flow gently: to use a still.—v.t. to let or cause to fall in drops: to convert a liquid into vapour by heat, and then to condense it again: to extract the spirit or essential oil from anything by evaporation and condensation:—pr.p. distil′ling; pa.p. distilled′.—adj. Distil′lable.—ns. Distil′lāte, the product of distillation; Distillā′tion, the act of distilling.—adj. Distil′latory, of or for distilling.—ns. Distil′ler; Distil′lery, a place where distilling is carried on; Distil′ling, the action of the verb distil, distillation; Distil′ment (Shak.), that which is distilled.—Destructive distillation, the collection of the volatile matters released when a substance is destroyed by heat in a close vessel (as coal in making gas); Fractional distillation, the separation by distilling liquids having different boiling-points, the heat being gradually increased and the receiver changed. [O. Fr. distiller—L. distillāre, -ātum—de, down, stillāre, to drop—stilla, a drop.]

Distinct, dis-tingkt′, adj. separate: different: well-defined: clear: (Spens., Milt.) adorned.—adj. Distinctive, marking or expressing difference.—adv. Distinct′ively.—n. Distinct′iveness.—adv. Distinct′ly.—ns. Distinct′ness; Distinct′ure, distinctness. [See Distinguish.]

Distinction, dis-tingk′shun, n. separation or division: that which distinguishes or gives distinction: difference: eminence: characteristic dignity and elegance of style: honourable treatment.

Distinguish, dis-ting′gwish, v.t. to mark off, set apart (often with from): to recognise by characteristic qualities: to discern critically: to separate by a mark of honour: to make eminent or known.—v.i. to make or show distinctions or differences, to recognise the difference (with from, between).—adj. Disting′uishable, that may be capable of being distinguished.—adv. Disting′uishably.—p.adj. Disting′uished, illustrious.—n. Disting′uisher.—p.adj. Disting′uishing, peculiar.—n. Disting′uishment (Shak.), distinction. [Through Fr. from L. distinguĕre, distinctum—dis, asunder, stinguĕre, to prick, conn. with Gr. stizein, to mark. See Sting.]

Distoma, dis′tō-ma, n. the genus of trematode worms to which the liver-fluke belongs. [Gr. distomos, two-mouthed—dis, and stoma, the mouth.]

Distort, dis-tort′, v.t. to turn a different way: to force out of the natural or regular shape or direction: to turn aside from the true meaning: to pervert: to misrepresent.—p.adj. Distort′ed.—n. Distor′tion, a twisting out of regular shape: crookedness: perversion.—adj. Distort′ive, causing distortion. [L. dis, asunder, torquēre, tortum, to twist.]

Distract, dis-trakt′, v.t. to draw in different directions—applied to the mind or attention: to confuse: to harass: to render crazy: to divert.—adj. Distract′ed.—adv. Distract′edly.—n. Distract′edness.—adjs. Distract′ible; Distract′ile (bot.), carried widely apart.—n. Distrac′tion, state of being distracted: perplexity: agitation: madness: a diversion.—adj. Distract′ive, causing perplexity.

Distrain, dis-trān′, v.t. to seize, esp. goods for debt, esp. for non-payment of rent or rates.—v.i. to seize the goods of a debtor.—adj. Distrain′able.—ns. Distrain′ment; Distrain′or, Distrain′er; Distraint′, seizure of goods. [O. Fr. destraindre—L. dis, asunder, stringĕre, to draw tight.]

Distrait, dis′trā, adj. absent-minded. [Fr.]

Distraught, dis-trawt′, adj. distracted: perplexed. [See Distract.]

Distress, dis-tres′, n. extreme pain: that which causes suffering: calamity: misfortune: (arch.) compulsion: act of distraining goods.—v.t. to afflict with pain or suffering: to harass: to grieve: to distrain.—p.adj. Distressed′.—adj. Distress′ful.—adv. Distress′fully.—n. Distress′fulness.—p.adj. Distress′ing.—adv. Distress′ingly. [O. Fr. destresse—L. distringĕre, districtum, to pull asunder.]

Distribute, dis-trib′ūt, v.t. to divide amongst several: to deal out or allot: to classify: to give a logical term its fullest extension.—n. Distrib′uend, that which is to be distributed.—adjs. Distrib′utable, that may be divided; Distrib′utary, distributing.—ns. Distrib′uter, -or; Distribū′tion, allotment: classification: the application of a general term to all the objects denoted by it.—adjs. Distribū′tional; Distrib′utive, that distributes, separates, or divides: giving to each his own.—n. a word, like each or every, that indicates the several individuals of a number.—adv. Distrib′utively.—Geographical distribution, the department of science that treats of the distribution of animals and plants over certain areas of the globe. [L. distribuĕre—dis, asunder, tribuĕre, tribūtum, to allot.]

District, dis′trikt, n. a portion of territory defined for political, judicial, educational, or other purposes (as a registration district, a militia district, the District of Columbia): a region.—v.t. to divide into districts. [Fr.,—L. districtus—distringĕre, to draw tight.]