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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-pĕrs'ed-ness, n. p. 389The state of being dispersed or scattered; thinness.Dis-pērse'ness, n. p. 389Dispersedness. [Obs.]Dis-pĕrs’er, n. p. 389One who disperses.Dis-pĕr'sion, n. p. 389<br>1. The act of scattering.<br>2. The state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retain their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at…Dis-pĕrs'ive, a. p. 389Tending to disperse, scatter, or dissipate.Dis-pĕr'son-āte, v. t. p. 389To deprive of personality or individuality. [Rare.] “We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves.” Hare.Dis-pĭr'it, v. t. p. 389To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to deject; to cast down. “Not dispirited with my afflictions.” Dryden. He has…Dis-pīr'it-ed-ly, adv. p. 389In a dispirited manner.Dis-pĭr'it-ed-ness, n. p. 389The state of being dispirited; want of spirit, courage, or animation.Dis-pīt'e-oüs, a. p. 389Having no pity; cruel; furious. [Obs.] Spenser.Dis-plāçe', v. t. p. 389To change the place of; to remove; to take away; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; as, the books in the library are all displaced. 2. To remove from a state, office, or…Dis-plāçe'a-ble, a. p. 390Capable of being displaced.Dis-plāçe'ment, n. p. 390The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; removal; discharge. “Unnecessary displacement of funds.” Hamilton. “The displacement of the sun by parallax.” Whewell. 2. The quantity of water…Dis-plā'cen-cy, n. p. 390Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. [Obs.]Dis-plā'cer, n. p. 390One who displaces. 2. (Chem.) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.Dis-plānt', v. t. p. 390To remove from the place where any thing has been fixed or planted; to unsettle and take away; to displace; as, to displant the inhabitants of a country. 2. To strip of what is planted or settled…Dis'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 390The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Raleigh.Dis-plăt’, v. t. p. 390To untwist; to uncurl. [Obs.] Hale will.Dis-plāy', v. t. p. 390To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread. The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser. 2. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the eyes, or to the mind…Dis-plāy', v. i. p. 390To make a display; to make a show in words; to talk without restraint. Shak.Dis-plāy', n. p. 390An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. “Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.” Trench. 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. He died, as erring man should die…Dis-plāyed', p. a. p. 390Unfolded; opened; spread; expanded; exhibited to view; manifested. 2. (Her.) Having an erect position, as a bird, with wings expanded or spread forth.Dis-plāy'er, n. p. 390One who, or that which, displays.Dis'ple, v. t. p. 390To discipline; to correct. [Obs.] And bitter Penance, with an iron whip, Was wont him once to disple every day. Spenser.Dis-plĕas'ance, n. p. 390Displeasure; discontent. [Obs.] Spenser.Dis-plĕas'ant, a. p. 390Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [Obs.] Speed.Dis-plēas'ant-ly, adv. p. 390Unpleasantly; with displeasure. [Obs.] Strype.Dis-plēas'ant-ness, n. p. 390The quality of being displeasant or unpleasant. [Obs.] Brende.Dis-plēase', v. t. p. 390Not to please; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; as, acrid and rancid substances displease the taste; a distorted figure displeases the…Dis-please', v. i. p. 390To disgust; to raise aversion.Dis-pleas'ed-ly, adv. p. 390In a displeased manner. [Rare.] Chapman.Dis-pleas'ed-ness, n. p. 390Displeasure. [R.] South.Dis-pleas'er, n. p. 390One who displeases.Dis-pleas'ing-ly, adv. p. 390In a displeasing manner.Dis-pleas'ing-ness, n. p. 390The quality of giving displeasure; offensiveness. Locke.Dis-pleas'ure, n. p. 390The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by any thing that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice and a sense of propriety…Dis-pleas'ure, v. t. p. 390To displease. [Obs.] Bacon.Dis'pli-cence or Dis'pli-cen-cy, n. p. 390Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] Montaigne.Dis-plōde′, v. t. p. 390To discharge; to explode. In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.Dis-plōde', v. i. p. 390To burst with a loud report; to explode. Young.Dis-plō'sion, n. p. 390The act of disploding; an explosion. Pitt.Dis-plō'sive, a. p. 390Tending to displode or explode.Dis-plūme', v. t. p. 390To strip of plumes or feathers; to deprive of decoration or ornament. “Dis-plumed, degraded, and metamorphosed.” Burke.Dī-spŏn′dēe, n. p. 390(Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.Dis-pōne',, v. t. p. 390(Law.) To make over to another; to convey in a legal manner. He has disponed . . . the whole estate. W. Scott.Dis-pōn'er, n. p. 390(Law.) One who legally transfers property from himself to another. W. Scott.Dis-pŏnge', v. t. p. 390To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [Obs. and rare.] [Written also dispunge.] O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of night dispŏnge upon me. Shak.Dis-pōrt', n. p. 390Play; sport; pastime; diversion. Milton.Dis-pōrt', v. i. p. 390To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint. Where light disports in ever-mingling dyes. Pope.Dis-pōrt’, v. t. p. 390To divert or amuse; as, he disports himself. Shak. 2. To remove from a port; to carry away.Dis-pōrt’ment, n. p. 390Act of disporting; diversion; play. [Obs.] More.Dis-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 390Subject to disposal; liable to be disposed of; not already engaged or employed; free to be used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service or use. The great riches of this…Dis-pōz'al, n. p. 390The act of disposing, or disposing of; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines. 2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government.…Dis-pōse′, v. t. p. 390To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent. The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. Spenser. 2. To regulate; to fix; to…Dis-pōse′, v. i. p. 390To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.] She hath disposed with Caesar. Shak.Dis-pōse', n. p. 390Act or power of disposing or disposing of; disposal; ordering; management. [Obs.] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed. 2. Cast of mind or of behavior; disposition…Dis-pōsed', p. a. p. 390Inclined; minded. 2. Inclined to mirth; wantonly merry; jolly. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Dis-pōs'ed-ness, n. p. 390The state of being disposed or inclined; inclination; propensity. Mountagu.Dis-pōse'ment, n. p. 390Disposal; arrangement. [Obs.] Goodwin.Dis-pōs'er, n. p. 390One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; a bestower. “Absolute lord and disposer of all things.” Barrow.