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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/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.Dis-pār'a-dīsed, a. p. 388Removed from paradise. [Obs.] Cockeram.Dis-pâr'age, v. t. p. 388To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage. [Obs.] “To disparage my daughter.” Chaucer. 2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation; to…Dis-păr'age, n. p. 388Inequality in marriage. [Obs.] “Dissuaded her from such a disparage.” Spencer.Dis-păr'age-ment, n. p. 388Marriage with a person of inferior rank or condition; an unequal match; the disgrace dependent on such a connection; unsuitableness for marriage in consequence of rank. And thought that match a foul…Dis-păr'a-ger, n. p. 389One who disparages or dishonors; one who vilifies or disgraces.Dis-păr'a-ging-ly, adv. p. 389In a manner to disparage or dishonor.Dis'pa-rate, a. p. 389Unequal; unlike; dissimilar. Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them. Coleridge. 2. (Logic.) Pertaining to two co-ordinate species or divisions.Dĭs'pa-rātes, n. pl. p. 389Things so unequal or unlike that they can not be compared with each other.Dĭs'pa-rĭ'tion, n. p. 389The act of disappearing; disappearing. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Dis-păr'i-ty, n. p. 389Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; as, a disparity of years, of condition, or circumstances;—followed by between, in, or of; as, disparity in or of years.…Dis-pärk', v. t. p. 389To throw open, as a park; to lay open. The Gentiles were made to be God's people when the Jews' inclosure was disparked. Bp. Taylor. 2. To set at large; to release from inclosure or confinement.…Dis-pärk'le, v. t. p. 389To scatter abroad; to disperse; to divide. [Obs.] Holland.Dis-pärt',, v. t. p. 389To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to burst; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers; disparted chaos. Themselves they did dispart. Spencer.Dis-pârt’, v. i. p. 389To separate; to open; to cleave.Dis-pârt', n. p. 389(Gun.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which is in a plane…Dis-pârt’, v. t. p. 389(Gun.) To make allowance for the dispart in, when taking aim. Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart his piece. Lucas. 2. (Gun.) To do away with the dispart of, by making the diameter of…Dis-păs'sion, n. p. 389Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state of the mind; apathy. Temple.Dis-păs'sion-ate, a. p. 389Free from passion; unmoved by feelings; calm; composed; impartial; as, dispassionate men or judges. 2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate…Dis-păs'sion-ate-ly, adv. p. 389Without passion; calmly; coolly.Dis-păs'sioned, a. p. 389Free from passion; dispassionate. [Obs.] Doane.Dis-pătch′, v. t. p. 389To send off on a special errand of importance, usually in haste. Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperor’s court. Shak. 2. To get rid of by sending off; to put out of…Dis-pătch', v. i. p. 389To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak.Dis-pătch', n. p. 389The sending of a messenger in haste or on important business; expedition. 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. To the utter dispatche of all their most beloved comforts. Milton. 3. Rapid…Dis-pătch'-bŏx, n. p. 389A box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences of a gentleman when traveling. Thackeray.