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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Dis-trib'ūte, v. t.p. 396To divide among several; to deal; to apportion; to allot. “To distribute the mystic symbols.” Wirt. 2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. 3. To divide or separate, as into…
  2. Dis-trĭb′ūte, v. i.p. 396To make distribution; to give in charity. Distributing to the necessity of saints. Rom. xii. 13.
  3. Dis-trĭb'ū-ter, n.p. 396One who distributes or deals out in parts; one who bestows in portions; a dispenser.
  4. Dis′tri-bū′tion, n.p. 396The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children. 2. The act of giving in charity…
  5. Dis-trĭb'ū-tive, a.p. 396Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing, to each his proper share. “Distributive justice.” Swift. 2. (Logic.) Assigning the various species of a general term. 3.…
  6. Dis-trĭb'ū-tive-ly, adv.p. 396By distribution; singly; not collectively.
  7. Dis-trĭb'ū-tĭve-ness, n.p. 396Desire of distributing; socialness; good-fellowship. [Rare.] Fell.
  8. Dis'trict, n.p. 396(Feudal Law.) All that space within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. 2. A defined portion of a state or city for legislative, judicial, fiscal, or elective purposes. To…
  9. Dis'trict, v. t.p. 396To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district states for the choice of senators.
  10. Dis'trict, a.p. 396Rigorous; harsh; severe; formal. [Obs.] “District proofs.” Hackluyt. Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.
  11. Dis-tric'tion, n.p. 396Sudden display; flash; glitter, as of a drawn sword. [Rare.] A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest distraction. Collier.
  12. Dis'trict-ly, adv.p. 396Strictly; rigidly. [Obs.] Foxe.
  13. Dis-trăn'gas, n.p. 396(Law.) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person of his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
  14. Dis-trōüb'le, v. t.p. 396To trouble. [Obs.] Spencer.
  15. Dis-trüst', v. t.p. 396Not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable reality or sufficiency. “To distrust the justice of your cause.” Dryden. 2. To suspect of evil or hostility; to discredit; to mistrust; to…
  16. Dis-trŭst', n.p. 396Doubt of reality or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, sycophants should be heard with distrust. 2. Suspicion of evil designs. Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of…
  17. Dis-trüst'er, n.p. 396One who distrusts.
  18. Dis-trüst'ful, a.p. 396Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. Boyle. 2. Not confident; diffident; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves. Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. Pope.
  19. Dis-trüst'ful-ly, adv.p. 396In a distrustful manner; with doubt or suspicion. Milton.
  20. Dis-trüst'ful-ness, n.p. 396The state of being distrustful; want of confidence.
  21. Dis-trŭst'ing-ly, adv.p. 396With distrust; suspiciously.
  22. Dis-trüst'less, a.p. 396Free from distrust or suspicion. Shenstone.
  23. Dis-tune', v. t.p. 396To put out of tune. [Obs.] Walton.
  24. Dis-tûrb',, v. t.p. 396To throw into confusion; to put into disorder; to derange. Preparing to disturb With all-confounding war the realms above. Cowper. 2. To interfere with; to interrupt; to terminate abruptly; as, care…
  25. Dis-tûrb', n.p. 396Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton.
  26. Dis-tŭrb'ance, n.p. 396An interruption of a state of peace; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current. 2. Confusion of…
  27. Dis'tur-bā'tion, n.p. 397Act of disturbing; disturbance. [Obs.] Daniel.
  28. Dis-tŭrb'er, n.p. 397One who disturbs or disquiets; a violator of peace; one who causes tumults or disorders. A needless disturber of the peace of God's church. Hooker. 2. One who, or that which, excites passion or…
  29. Dis-tŭrn’, v. t.p. 397To turn aside. [Obs.] Daniel.
  30. Dis'tyle, n.p. 397(Arch.) A portico with two columns. Ogilvie.
  31. Di-sŭl'phate, n.p. 397(Chem.) A salt containing two equivalents of the base to one of sulphuric acid.
  32. Di-sül'phu-ret, n.p. 397(Chem.) A sulphuret containing two equivalents of sulphur to one of the base.
  33. Dis-ū'ni-fōrm, a.p. 397Not uniform; irregular. [Obs.] Coventry.
  34. Dis-ūn'ion, n.p. 397The termination of union; separation; disjunction. 2. A breach of concord and its effect; contention; alienation; conflict. Such a disunion between the two houses as might cloud the happiness of this…
  35. Dis-ūn'ion-ist, n.p. 397An advocate of disunion.
  36. Dis-ū-nite', v. t.p. 397To destroy the continuity or union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; as, to disunite particles of matter. 2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of. O nations, never be…
  37. Dis-ū-nīte′, v. i.p. 397To part; to fall asunder; to become separate. The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite. South.
  38. Dĭs-ū-nīt'er, n.p. 397One who, or that which, disjoins.
  39. Dis-ū'ni-ty, n.p. 397A state of separation; a want of unity or union of feeling. More.
  40. Dis-ū'sage, n.p. 397Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use, exercise, or practice.
  41. Dis-ūse', n.p. 397Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse. The disuse of the tongue is the only . . . remedy. Addison. 2. Cessation of custom; desuetude.…
  42. Dis-ūse', v. t.p. 397To cease to use; to neglect or omit to practice. 2. To disaccustom; — with from, in, or to; as, disused to toil; disused from pain.
  43. Dis-ū'til-ized, a.p. 397Deprived of utility; rendered valueless; made worthless. E. B. Browning.
  44. Dis-văl'ū-ā'tion, n.p. 397Disesteem; disreputation. Bacon.
  45. Dis-văl'ue, v. t.p. 397To undervalue; to disesteem. Shak.
  46. Dis-văl'ue, n.p. 397Disesteem; disregard. B. Jonson.
  47. Dis'van-tā'geous, a.p. 397Disadvantageous. [Obs.] Drayton.
  48. Dis-vĕl'op, v. t.p. 397To develop. [Obs.] Bailey.
  49. Dis-vĕnt'üre, n.p. 397A disadventure; mishap. [Obs.]
  50. Dis-vouch', v. t.p. 397To discredit; to contradict. Shak.
  51. Dis-warn', v. t.p. 397To dissuade from by previous warning. [Obs.]
  52. Dis-wit'ted, a.p. 397Deprived of wits or understanding. [Obs.] Drayton.
  53. Dis-wŏnt', v. t.p. 397To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  54. Dis-work'man-shĭp, n.p. 397Ill or bad workmanship. [Obs.] Heywood.
  55. Dis-wor'ship, n.p. 397A deprivation of honor; a discredit. [Obs.] Milton.
  56. Dis-wor'ship, v. t.p. 397To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
  57. Dit, n.p. 397A ditty. [Obs.] Spencer. 2. A word; a decree. [Obs.] Kelham.
  58. Dit, v. t.p. 397To close up. [Obs.] More.
  59. Di-tā'tion, n.p. 397The act of making rich; enrichment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  60. Ditch, n.p. 397A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is…