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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-mēm'ber, v. t. p. 388To divide limb from limb; to separate the members of; to tear or cut in pieces; to mutilate. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope. 2. To strip of its essential parts; to sever and distribute…Dis-mēm'ber-ment, n. p. 388The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in pieces; mutilation; division; separation. Those germs of domestic corruption which gradually led to its dismemberment and decay.…Dis-mĕt'tled, a. p. 388Destitute of fire or spirit. [Rare.] Llewellyn.Dis-miss', v. t. p. 388To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go. “He dismissed the assembly.” Acts xix. 41. 2. To discard; to remove from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his…Dis-miss', n. p. 388Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.Dis-miss'al, n. p. 388Dismission; discharge. Office-holders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal. Malley.Dis-mis’sion, n. p. 388The act of dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to depart; as, the dismission of the grand jury. 2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or disgrace. 3. A…Dis-miss'ive, a. p. 388Giving dismission. Milton.Dis-môrt'gage p. 38845), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISMORTGAGED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISMORTGAGING.] To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] Howell.Dis-mount', v. i. p. 388To come down; to descend. The bright sun 'ginneth to dismount. Spencer. 2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the officer ordered his troops to dismount.Dis-mount', v. t. p. 388To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. “Dismounted from his authority.” Barrow. 2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier…Dis-năt'ū-ral-īze, v. t. p. 388To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth. Locke.Dis-nāt'ured, a. p. 388Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural. [Obs.] “A thwart, disnatured torment.” Shak.Dĭs'o-bē'di-ence, n. p. 388Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition. He is undutiful to him in his other actions, and lives in open disobedience. Tillotson.Dĭs'o-bē'di-en-cy, n. p. 388Disobedience. [Obs.] Taylor.Dĭs/o-bē/dĭ-ent, a. p. 388Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; — applied to persons and acts. “This…Dis'o-bē'di-ent-ly, adv. p. 388In a disobedient manner.Dis′o-bēi′/sance, n. p. 388Disobedience. [Obs.] Hull.Dĭs'o-bēl'sant, a. p. 388Disobedient. [Obs.] Chaucer.Dis′/o-bey′, v. t. p. 388To neglect or refuse to obey; to transgress the commands of; to refuse submission to; to go counter to; to violate; to infringe; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker…Dĭs'/o-bey', v. i. p. 388To refuse obedience; to violate commands. He durst not know how to disobey. Sidney.Dĭs'o-bey'er, n. p. 388One who disobeys.Dis-ŏb'li-gā'tion, n. p. 388The act of disobliging. 2. An offense; cause of disgust. [Obs.] Clarendon. 3. Freedom from obligation. Bp. Taylor.Dis-ŏb'li-ga-to-ry, a. p. 388Releasing obligation. “Dis-obligatory power.” K. Charles.Dis/o-blĭge', v. t. p. 388To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of; to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to injure in a slight degree; to refuse civility to; to displease; to be unaccommodating to. My…Dĭs/o-blīġe'ment, n. p. 388Act of disobliging. Milton.Dĭs/o-blī'ġer, n. p. 388One who disobliges.Dĭs/o-blĭ'ging-ly, adv. p. 388In a disobliging manner; offensively.Dis'o-bli'ging-ness, n. p. 388Disposition to displease, or want of readiness to please; offensiveness.Dis-ōr'i-ent, v. t. p. 388To turn away from the west; to cause not to know which way is west; to cause to lose the bearings. [Obs.] Harrell.Dis-ŏc'cu-pā'tion, n. p. 388The state of being unemployed; want of occupation. [Obs.] Henry More.Dĭs/o-pĭn'ion, n. p. 388Difference of opinion; want of belief; skepticism. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.Dis-ôr'bed', a. p. 388Thrown out of the proper orbit; as, a star disorbed. Shak.Dis-òrd', n. p. 388Same as DISORDER. [Obs.] Holland.Dis-ór'der, n. p. 388Want of order; irregularity; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder. 2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity. From vulgar bounds with brave…Dis-ôr'der, v. t. p. 388To disturb the order of; to derange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. “Dangerously disordering the whole frame of jurisprudence.” Burke. The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters…Dis-ôr'dered-ly, adv. p. 388Disorderly. Holinshed.Dis-ôr'dered-ness, n. p. 388A state of disorder or irregularity; confusion. Knolles.Dís-ôr'der-li-ness, n. p. 388State of being disorderly.Dis-ôr'der-ly, a. p. 388Not in order; marked by disorder; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state. 2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body. 3. Not complying with the restraints of order and…Dis-ôr'der-ly, adv. p. 388In a disorderly manner; irregularly; confusedly. Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii. 6. Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Raleigh.Dis-ôr'di-nance, n. p. 388Disorder. [Obs.] Chaucer.Dis-ôr'di-nate, a. p. 388Violating good order; disorderly. [Obs.] They dance with disordinate gestures. — Prynne.Dis-ôr'di-nate-ly, adv. p. 388Inordinately; irregularly; viciously. [Obs.]Dis-ôr'di-nā'tiôn, n. p. 388The state of being in disorder; derangement; confusion. [Obs.] Bacon.Dis-ôr/gan-i-zā'tion, n. p. 388The act of disorganizing; the act of destroying organic structure, or connected system; the act of destroying order. 2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of…Dis-ôr'gan-īze, v. t. p. 388To break or destroy the organic structure or connected system of; to dissolve the regular system or union of parts in; to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange and break up. Lyford . . . attempted…Dis-ôr'gan-iz'er, n. p. 388One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.Dis-ō'ri-ent, v. t. p. 388To turn from the east; to cause not to know which way is east; to cause to lose the bearings; to confuse. [Obs.] Warburton.Dis-ō'ri-en-tā'ted, a. p. 388Turned from the east; turned from the right direction. [Obs.] Harris.Dis-ōwn′, v. t. p. 388To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. 2. To refuse to acknowledge; not to…Dis-ōwn'ment, n. p. 388Act of disowning. [Rare.]Dis-ŏx'i-dāte, v. t. p. 388(Chem.) To reduce from oxidation; to reduce from the state of an oxide by disengaging oxygen from a substance; as, to disoxidate iron or copper.Dis-ŏx/i-dā'tion, n. p. 388(Chem.) The act or process of freeing from oxygen and reducing from the state of an oxide.Dis-ŏx'y-gen-āte, v. t. p. 388(Chem.) To deprive of oxygen.Dis-ôx'y-gen-ā'tion, n. p. 388(Chem.) The act or process of separating oxygen from any substance.Dis-pāce', v. i. p. 388To range about. [Obs.] “In this fair plot dispacing to and fro.” Spenser.Dis-pâir', v. t. p. 388To separate; — said of a pair or couple. Beau. & Fl.Dis-pănd’, v. t. p. 388To display; to spread out; to extend. [Obs.] Bailey.Dis-păn'sion, n. p. 388The act of dispanding, or the state of being dispanded. [Obs.] Bailey.