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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dis-prov'a-ble, a. p. 391Capable of being disproved or refuted. Boyle.Dis-prov'al, n. p. 391Act of disproving; disproof.Dis-prove', v. t. p. 391To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. Atterbury. 2. To convict of error; to refute. [Obs.] Hooker. 3. To disallow; to disapprove…Dis-prov'er, n. p. 391One who disproves or confutes.Dĭs' pro-vīde', v. t. p. 391To render unprovided. [Obs.] Boyle.Dis-pŭn'et', v. t. p. 391To point or mark off; to separate; to sever. [Obs.] Foxe.Dis-pūnct', a. p. 391Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous. [Obs.] “That were dispunct to the ladies.” B. Jonson.Dis-pūn'ge', v. t. p. 391To expunge; to erase. 2. To discharge, as from a sponge. [Obs.] See DISPONGE.Dis-pūn'ish-a-ble, a. p. 391Without penal restraint; not punishable. Swift.Dis-pūr'pose, v. t. p. 391To divert from a purpose; to dissuade.Dis'pur-vey', v. t. p. 391To deprive of provision or preparation; to disfurnish; to strip. [Obs.] Heywood.Dis'pur-vey'ance, n. p. 391Want of provisions; lack of food. [Obs.] “Through dispurveyance long.” Spenser.Dis'pu-ta-ble, a. p. 391Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; of doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or…Dis'pu-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 391State of being disputable.Dis'pu-tā'c'i-ty, n. p. 391Proneness to dispute. [Obs.] Scott.Dis'pu-tant, n. p. 391One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition. A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. Macaulay.Dis'pu-tant, a. p. 391Disputing; engaged in controversy. Milton.Dis'pu-tā'tion, n. p. 391The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or…Dis'pu-tā'tious, a. p. 391Inclined to dispute; apt to cavil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the new religion to…Dis'pu-tā'tious-ly, adv. p. 391In a disputatious manner.Dis'pu-tā'tious-ness, n. p. 391Inclination to dispute.Dis-pū̆t'a-tīve, a. p. 391Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper. Watts.Dis-pūte', v. i. p. 391To contend in argument; to reason or argue a question for and against; to discuss; to debate; to altercate. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews. Acts xvii. 17. 2. To strive or…Dis-pūte', v. t. p. 391To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss. The rest I reserve until it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein. Milton. 2. To strive or contend about; to contest; to…Dis-pūte',, n. p. 391Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; debate. 2. Contest; struggle. Defoe. Beyond dispute, without dispute…Dis-pūte'less, a. p. 391Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey.Dis-Pū'ter, n. p. 391One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist. Where is the disputer of this world? 1 Cor. i. 20.Dis-qual/i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 391The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified; disability; incapacity; hence, legal disability; deprivation of legal right or capacity; as, conviction of a crime is a disqualification…Dis-qual'i-fy, v. t. p. 391To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate;—usually with for. Men are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in…Dis-quan'ti-ty, v. t. p. 391To diminish the quantity of. [Obs.] Shak.Dis-quī'et, a. p. 391Deprived of quiet. [Rare.] Shak.Dis-qui'et, n. p. 391Want of quiet; want of tranquillity in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.Dis-quï'et, v. t. p. 391To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquillity; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb. O my soul, . . . why art thou disquieted within me? Ps. xlii. 11. As quiet as these disquieted…Dis-qui'et-al, n. p. 391Want of quiet; disquieting; disquietude. [Obs.] Spenser.Dis-quï'et-er, n. p. 391One who disquiets; that which makes uneasy.Dis-quï'et-ful, a. p. 391Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [Obs.] Barrow.Dis-qui'et-ive, a. p. 391Tending to disquiet. [Obs.] Howe.Dis-quï'et-ly, adv. p. 391Without quiet or rest; in an uneasy state; uneasily; anxiously; as, he rested disquietly that night. [Rare.] Wiseman.Dis-qui'et-ment, n. p. 392Act of disquieting, or the state of being disquieted. [Obs.] Hopkins.Dis-qui'et-ness, n. p. 392Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness. Hooker.Dis-qui'ĕt-ous, a. p. 392Causing uneasiness. [Obs.] “So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men.” Milton.Dis-quī'e-tūde, n. p. 392Want of peace or tranquillity; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety. By delaying [to keep God's commandments] we necessarily prepare fears and disquietude. Sharp.Dis'qui-si'tion, n. p. 392A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, by a treatment of the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay…Dĭs'qui-sĭ'tion-al, a. p. 392Relating to disquisition.Dĭs'qui-sĭ'tion-a-ry, a. p. 392Pertaining to disquisition.Dis-quĭs'i-tĭve, a. p. 392Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.Dis-quĭs'i-to-ry, a. p. 392Of or pertaining to disquisition. Ed. Rev.Dis-rāngē', v. t. p. 392To throw out of range; to confuse; to disarrange. [Obs.] Wood.Dis-rănk', v. t. p. 392To degrade from rank. [Obs.] 2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. [Obs.]Dis-rā'pi-er, v. t. p. 392To disarm of a rapier. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Dis-rāy', n. p. 392Disarray; disorder. [Obs.] Holland.Dis-rē'al-ize, v. t. p. 392To make unreal; to divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.] Udal.Dis're-gärd', v. t. p. 392Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience. Studious of good, man…Dis're-gärd', n. p. 392The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight. “The disregard of experience.” Whewell.Dis're-gärd'er, n. p. 392One who disregards.Dis're-gärd'fŭl, a. p. 392Neglectful; negligent; heedless.Dis're-gärd'fŭl-ly, adv. p. 392Negligently; heedlessly.Dis-rĕg'ū-lar, a. p. 392Deviating from regularity; irregular. [Obs.] Evelyn.Dis-rĕl'ish, n. p. 392Want of relish; distaste; dislike; some degree of disgust; as, men generally have a disrelish for tobacco, till the taste is reconciled to it by custom. 2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality…Dis-rĕl'ish, v. t. p. 392Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable, disagreeable, or offensive; to feel a degree of disgust at. 2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting. Milton.