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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-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.Dis're-mĕm'ber, v. t. p. 392To fail to remember; to forget. Obsolete in England, local in America.Dis/re-pair', n. p. 392A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair. [Obs.] Chalmers.Dis-rĕp'ū-ta-bil'i-ty, n. p. 392The state of being disreputable. [Rare.]Dis-rĕp'ū-ta-ble, a. p. 392Not reputable; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane.…Dis-rĕp'ū-ta-bly, adv. p. 392In a disreputable manner.Dis-rĕp'ū-tā'tion, n. p. 392Loss or want of reputation or good name; dishonor; disrepute; disesteem. “A disreputation of piety.” Bp. Taylor.Dĭs/re-pūte′, n. p. 392Loss or want of reputation; disesteem; discredit. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, astrology fell into general disrepute. W. Scott. Syn.—Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.Dis-re-pūte', v. t. p. 392To bring into disreputation. [Obs.] More inclined to love them than to disrepute them. Bp. Taylor.Dis/re-spĕct', n. p. 392Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; irreverence.Dĭs're-spĕct', v. t. p. 392To show disrespect to.Dis're-spĕct'er, n. p. 392One who disrespects. [Rare.]Dis/re-spēct'fŭl, a. p. 392Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or want of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.Dĭs're-spĕct'fŭl-ly, adv. p. 392In a disrespectful manner; irreverently; uncivilly.Dĭs're-spect'ful-ness, n. p. 392Lack of respect.Dis're-spect'ive, a. p. 392Showing want of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Dis-rĕv'er-enced, a. p. 392Treated irreverently; dishonored. [Obs.] Sir T. More.Dis-rōbe', v. t. p. 392To divest of a robe; to divest of garments; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes, dresses, or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure. These…Dis-rōb'er, n. p. 392One who strips of robes or clothing.Dis-rōot', v. t. p. 392To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to loosen or undermine. A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. Goldsmith.Dis-rout', v. i. p. 392To put to flight in different directions; to scatter in flight. Taylor, 1630.Dis-rū'li-ly, adv. p. 392In a disorderly manner. [Obs.] Chaucer.