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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. Dis-ġĕst', v. t.p. 385To digest. [Obs.] Bacon.
  3. Dis-ġĕs'tion, n.p. 385Digestion. [Obs.] Bacon.
  4. Dis-glō'ri-fȳ, v. t.p. 385To deprive of glory. [Obs.] “Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn.” Milton.
  5. Dis-glō'ry, n.p. 385Deprivation of glory; dishonor. [Obs.] “To the disglory of God’s name.” Northbrooke.
  6. 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.…
  7. Dis-gôrge', v. t.p. 385To vomit forth what any thing contains; to make restitution.
  8. Dis-gòrge'ment, n.p. 385The act of disgorging; that which is disgorged. Hall.
  9. 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.
  10. 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…
  11. 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…
  12. Dis-grāce'fūl, a.p. 385Bringing disgrace or dishonor; causing shame; shameful; infamous; ignominious; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.
  13. 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.
  14. Dis-grāce'ful-ness, n.p. 385The condition of being disgraceful; shamefulness.
  15. Dis-grâ'çer, n.p. 385One who disgraces; one who exposes to disgrace.
  16. Dis-grā'ciŏŭs, a.p. 385Ungracious; unpleasing. Shak.
  17. Dis-grā'çive, a.p. 385Disgracing. [Obs.] Feltham.
  18. Dis-grāde', v. t.p. 385To degrade. [Obs.] Foxe.
  19. Dis-grād'ū-āte, v. t.p. 385To degrade. [Obs.] Tyndale.
  20. Dis'gre-gāte, v. t.p. 385To disperse. [Obs.] Henry More.
  21. 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…
  22. 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…
  23. Dis-guīs'ed-ly, adv.p. 386In disguise.
  24. Dis-guī'sed-ness, n.p. 386The state of being disguised.
  25. Dis-guīze'ment, n.p. 386Act of disguising; dress of concealment; false appearance. [Obs.] Spencer.
  26. Dis-guīz'er, n.p. 386One who disguises. 2. An actor in a masquerade; a masker. Hall.
  27. Dis-guīs'ing, n.p. 386A masque or masquerade. Leland.
  28. 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…
  29. 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…
  30. Dis-gŭst'ful, a.p. 386Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; nauseous. “That horrible and disgustful situation.” Burke.
  31. Dis-gūst'ful-ness, n.p. 386State of being disgustful.
  32. Dis-gŭst'ing-ly, adv.p. 386In a disgusting manner.
  33. 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…
  34. 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.]
  35. Dĭs'ha-bĭl'i-tāte, v. t.p. 386To disqualify. [Rare.]
  36. Dis′ha-bille′, n.p. 386An undress; deshabille.
  37. 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.
  38. Dis-hā'ble, v. t.p. 386To disparage. [Obs.] She oft him blamed and him dishabled. Spencer.
  39. Dis'har-mō'ni-ōûs, a.p. 386Unharmonious; discordant. [Obs.] Hallywell.
  40. Dis-hār'mo-ny, n.p. 386Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. A disharmony in the different impulses that constitute it (our nature). Coleridge.
  41. Dis-hāunt', v. t.p. 386To leave; to quit. Halliwell.
  42. Dish'-cātch, n.p. 386A rack for dishes. Nares.
  43. Dish'cloth or Dish'clout, n.p. 386A cloth used for wiping dishes after they have been washed. Swift.
  44. Dis-heärt', v. t.p. 386To dishearten. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  45. 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…
  46. Dis-heir', v. t.p. 386To disinherit. [Obs.] Dryden.
  47. Dis-hĕlm', v. t.p. 386To deprive of the helmet; to take the helmet from. Lying stark, Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. Tennyson.
  48. Dis-hĕr′i-son, n.p. 386The act of disheriting, or cutting off from inheritance; disinherison. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  49. Dis-hĕr'it, v. t.p. 386To disinherit; to cut off, or detain from the possession or enjoyment of, an inheritance. [Obs.] Spenser.
  50. Dis-hēr'it-ance, n.p. 386The state of disheriting, or of being disinherited. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  51. Dís-hěr'it-or, n.p. 386One who puts another out of his inheritance.
  52. Dĭ-shĕv'el, v. t.p. 386To suffer to hang in a loose or negligent manner, or to flow without confinement; to put in disorder;—said of the hair, and used chiefly in the passive participle.
  53. Dĭ-shĕv'el, v. i.p. 386To be spread in disorder, as the hair. [Rare.] Herbert.
  54. Dish'ful, n.p. 386As much as a dish holds or can hold.
  55. Dis-hŏn'est, a.p. 386Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; fraudulent; disposed to deceive or cheat; as, a dishonest man. 2. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish. “The dishonest…
  56. Dis-hŏn'est, v. t.p. 386To bring shame upon; to disgrace. [Obs.] I will no longer dishonest my house. Chapman.
  57. Dĭs-hŏn'est-ly, adv.p. 386In a dishonest manner.
  58. Dĭs-hŏn'es-ty, n.p. 386Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; faithlessness; a disposition to deceive or betray. 2. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; treachery; any deviation from probity or integrity.…
  59. Dis-hŏn'or, n.p. 386Want of honor; reproach; disgrace; ignominy; shame. It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra iv. 14. Syn. — Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.
  60. Dis-hŏn’or, v. t.p. 386To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his…