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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dis-frăn'chīze, v. t. p. 385To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular right, as of voting, holding office, &c. Disfranchised and incapable of any office in the…Dis-frăn'chĭze-ment, n. p. 385The act of disfranchising, or the state of being disfranchised; deprivation of rights of citizenship or of chartered immunities. Sentenced first to dismissal from the court, and then to…Dis-frī'ar, v. t. p. 385To depose or withdraw from the condition of a friar. [Obs.] Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.Dis-fûr'nish, v. t. p. 385To deprive of furniture; to strip of apparatus, habiliments, or equipage; to render destitute of. I am a thing obscure, disfurnished of All merit. Massinger.Dis-fûr'ni-tūre, n. p. 385The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished. [Obs.] Mountagu.Dis-fûr'ni-tûre, v. t. p. 385To disfurnish; as, to disfurniture a house. [Obs.]Dis-gāge', v. t. p. 385To free from a pledge; to disengage. [Obs.] Holland.Dis-găl'lant, v. t. p. 385To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Dis-gär'bage, v. t. p. 385To take out the entrails of. [Obs.]Dis-gär'land, v. t. p. 385To strip of garlands; to deprive of ornaments. Drummond.Dis-gär'nish, v. t. p. 385To divest of garniture, ornaments, or furniture; to dismantle. “Not dis-garnished nor unprovided of the same.” Hall.Dis-găr'ri-son, v. t. p. 385To deprive of a garrison. Hewyt.Dis-găv'el, v. t. p. 385(Eng. Law.) To deprive of that principal quality of gavel-kind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant;—said of lands. Burrill.Dis-ġĕst', v. t. p. 385To digest. [Obs.] Bacon.Dis-ġĕs'tion, n. p. 385Digestion. [Obs.] Bacon.Dis-glō'ri-fȳ, v. t. p. 385To deprive of glory. [Obs.] “Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn.” Milton.Dis-glō'ry, n. p. 385Deprivation of glory; dishonor. [Obs.] “To the disglory of God’s name.” Northbrooke.Dis-gôrge', v. t. p. 385To eject or discharge from the stomach, throat, or mouth; to vomit; to pour forth or throw out with violence, as if from a mouth; to discharge violently or in great quantities from a confined place.…Dis-gôrge', v. t. p. 385To vomit forth what any thing contains; to make restitution.Dis-gòrge'ment, n. p. 385The act of disgorging; that which is disgorged. Hall.Dis-gŏs'pel, v. t. p. 385To be inconsistent with the precepts of the gospel; to pervert the gospel. 2. To bring sad tidings. [Obs.] Milton.Dis-grâce', n. p. 385The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, support, or countenance; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace. 2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame…Dis-grâce', v. t. p. 385To deprive of favor; to dismiss with dishonor. “Flatterers of the disgraced minister.” Macaulay. 2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to cover with ignominy. Shall heap…Dis-grāce'fūl, a. p. 385Bringing disgrace or dishonor; causing shame; shameful; infamous; ignominious; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.Dis-grāce'ful-ly, adv. p. 385In a disgraceful manner; with disgrace. The Senate have cast you forth disgracefully. B. Jonson. Syn.—Shamefully; ignominiously; dishonorably; reproachfully.Dis-grāce'ful-ness, n. p. 385The condition of being disgraceful; shamefulness.Dis-grâ'çer, n. p. 385One who disgraces; one who exposes to disgrace.Dis-grā'ciŏŭs, a. p. 385Ungracious; unpleasing. Shak.Dis-grā'çive, a. p. 385Disgracing. [Obs.] Feltham.Dis-grāde', v. t. p. 385To degrade. [Obs.] Foxe.Dis-grād'ū-āte, v. t. p. 385To degrade. [Obs.] Tyndale.Dis'gre-gāte, v. t. p. 385To disperse. [Obs.] Henry More.Dis-guīse', v. t. p. 385To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to deceive; to hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a language or manner fitted to mislead…Dis-guīse′, n. p. 386A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subjected to heavy penalties. 2. Artificial language or manner assumed for…Dis-guīs'ed-ly, adv. p. 386In disguise.Dis-guī'sed-ness, n. p. 386The state of being disguised.Dis-guīze'ment, n. p. 386Act of disguising; dress of concealment; false appearance. [Obs.] Spencer.Dis-guīz'er, n. p. 386One who disguises. 2. An actor in a masquerade; a masker. Hall.Dis-guīs'ing, n. p. 386A masque or masquerade. Leland.Dis-gūst', n. p. 386Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion to that which is presented to the taste; displeasure produced by something loathsome; distaste; dislike;—said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for…Dis-gŭst', v. t. p. 386To provoke disgust or dislike in; to excite aversion in; to offend the taste of; to displease;—used often with at or with; as, to be disgusted at foppery. “To disgust him with the world and its…Dis-gŭst'ful, a. p. 386Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; nauseous. “That horrible and disgustful situation.” Burke.Dis-gūst'ful-ness, n. p. 386State of being disgustful.Dis-gŭst'ing-ly, adv. p. 386In a disgusting manner.Dish, n. p. 386A broad open vessel, used for serving up food at the table. 2. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. 3. The state of being…Dish, v. t. p. 386To put in a dish, ready for serving at table. 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes to the nave. 3. To frustrate or disappoint. [Low.]Dĭs'ha-bĭl'i-tāte, v. t. p. 386To disqualify. [Rare.]Dis′ha-bille′, n. p. 386An undress; deshabille.Dis-hăb'it, v. t. p. 386To drive from a habitation. [Obs.] Those sleeping stones . . . from their fixed beds of lime Had been dishabitated. Shak.Dis-hā'ble, v. t. p. 386To disparage. [Obs.] She oft him blamed and him dishabled. Spencer.Dis'har-mō'ni-ōûs, a. p. 386Unharmonious; discordant. [Obs.] Hallywell.Dis-hār'mo-ny, n. p. 386Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. A disharmony in the different impulses that constitute it (our nature). Coleridge.Dis-hāunt', v. t. p. 386To leave; to quit. Halliwell.Dish'-cātch, n. p. 386A rack for dishes. Nares.Dish'cloth or Dish'clout, n. p. 386A cloth used for wiping dishes after they have been washed. Swift.Dis-heärt', v. t. p. 386To dishearten. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Dis-heärt’en, v. t. p. 386To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. “His astonished and disheartened colleagues.” Bancroft. Syn.—To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter…Dis-heir', v. t. p. 386To disinherit. [Obs.] Dryden.Dis-hĕlm', v. t. p. 386To deprive of the helmet; to take the helmet from. Lying stark, Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. Tennyson.Dis-hĕr′i-son, n. p. 386The act of disheriting, or cutting off from inheritance; disinherison. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.