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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-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.Dis-hĕr'it, v. t. p. 386To disinherit; to cut off, or detain from the possession or enjoyment of, an inheritance. [Obs.] Spenser.Dis-hēr'it-ance, n. p. 386The state of disheriting, or of being disinherited. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Dís-hěr'it-or, n. p. 386One who puts another out of his inheritance.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.Dĭ-shĕv'el, v. i. p. 386To be spread in disorder, as the hair. [Rare.] Herbert.Dish'ful, n. p. 386As much as a dish holds or can hold.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…Dis-hŏn'est, v. t. p. 386To bring shame upon; to disgrace. [Obs.] I will no longer dishonest my house. Chapman.Dĭs-hŏn'est-ly, adv. p. 386In a dishonest manner.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.…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.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…Dis-hŏn'or-a-ble, a. p. 386Bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; base; vile. 2. Wanting in honor; disgraced; as, a dishonorable man. He that is dishonorable in riches…Dis-hŏn'or-a-ble-ness, n. p. 386The quality of being dishonorable.Dis-hŏn’or-a-bly, adv. p. 386In a dishonorable manner.Dĭs-hŏn'or-a-ry, a. p. 386Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation. Holmes.Dís-hōn'or-er, n. p. 386One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another with indignity. Milton.Dis-hôrn', v. t. p. 386To deprive of horns. Shak.Dis-house', v. t. p. 386To deprive of house or home. “Dishoused villagers.” White.Dis-hū'mor, n. p. 386Peevishness; ill humor. Spectator.Dis-hü'mor, v. t. p. 386To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor. B. Jonson.Dish'-wash'er, n. p. 386A kind of bird; the Mergus, or wagtail.Dish'-wa'ter, n. p. 386Water in which dishes are washed.Dis/im-bit'ter, v. t. p. 386To free from bitterness; to clear from acrimony.Dĭs'im-pärk', v. t. p. 386To free from the barriers of a park; to free from restraints or seclusion. [Rare.] Spectator.Dĭs'im-prove', v. t. p. 386To make worse. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Dĭs'im-prove', v. i. p. 386To grow worse.Dĭs'im-prove'ment, n. p. 386Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, the disimprovement of the earth. [Rare.]Dis·in-câr'çer-ate, v. t. p. 386To liberate from prison; to set free from confinement. [Rare.] Harvey.