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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-trĭb'ū-ter, n. p. 396One who distributes or deals out in parts; one who bestows in portions; a dispenser.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…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.…Dis-trĭb'ū-tive-ly, adv. p. 396By distribution; singly; not collectively.Dis-trĭb'ū-tĭve-ness, n. p. 396Desire of distributing; socialness; good-fellowship. [Rare.] Fell.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…Dis'trict, v. t. p. 396To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district states for the choice of senators.Dis'trict, a. p. 396Rigorous; harsh; severe; formal. [Obs.] “District proofs.” Hackluyt. Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.Dis-tric'tion, n. p. 396Sudden display; flash; glitter, as of a drawn sword. [Rare.] A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest distraction. Collier.Dis'trict-ly, adv. p. 396Strictly; rigidly. [Obs.] Foxe.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.Dis-trōüb'le, v. t. p. 396To trouble. [Obs.] Spencer.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…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…Dis-trüst'er, n. p. 396One who distrusts.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.Dis-trüst'ful-ly, adv. p. 396In a distrustful manner; with doubt or suspicion. Milton.Dis-trüst'ful-ness, n. p. 396The state of being distrustful; want of confidence.Dis-trŭst'ing-ly, adv. p. 396With distrust; suspiciously.Dis-trüst'less, a. p. 396Free from distrust or suspicion. Shenstone.Dis-tune', v. t. p. 396To put out of tune. [Obs.] Walton.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…Dis-tûrb', n. p. 396Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton.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…Dis'tur-bā'tion, n. p. 397Act of disturbing; disturbance. [Obs.] Daniel.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…Dis-tŭrn’, v. t. p. 397To turn aside. [Obs.] Daniel.Dis'tyle, n. p. 397(Arch.) A portico with two columns. Ogilvie.Di-sŭl'phate, n. p. 397(Chem.) A salt containing two equivalents of the base to one of sulphuric acid.Di-sül'phu-ret, n. p. 397(Chem.) A sulphuret containing two equivalents of sulphur to one of the base.Dis-ū'ni-fōrm, a. p. 397Not uniform; irregular. [Obs.] Coventry.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…Dis-ūn'ion-ist, n. p. 397An advocate of disunion.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…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.Dĭs-ū-nīt'er, n. p. 397One who, or that which, disjoins.Dis-ū'ni-ty, n. p. 397A state of separation; a want of unity or union of feeling. More.Dis-ū'sage, n. p. 397Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use, exercise, or practice.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.…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.Dis-ū'til-ized, a. p. 397Deprived of utility; rendered valueless; made worthless. E. B. Browning.Dis-văl'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 397Disesteem; disreputation. Bacon.Dis-văl'ue, v. t. p. 397To undervalue; to disesteem. Shak.Dis-văl'ue, n. p. 397Disesteem; disregard. B. Jonson.Dis'van-tā'geous, a. p. 397Disadvantageous. [Obs.] Drayton.Dis-vĕl'op, v. t. p. 397To develop. [Obs.] Bailey.Dis-vĕnt'üre, n. p. 397A disadventure; mishap. [Obs.]Dis-vouch', v. t. p. 397To discredit; to contradict. Shak.Dis-warn', v. t. p. 397To dissuade from by previous warning. [Obs.]Dis-wit'ted, a. p. 397Deprived of wits or understanding. [Obs.] Drayton.Dis-wŏnt', v. t. p. 397To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Dis-work'man-shĭp, n. p. 397Ill or bad workmanship. [Obs.] Heywood.Dis-wor'ship, n. p. 397A deprivation of honor; a discredit. [Obs.] Milton.Dis-wor'ship, v. t. p. 397To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy. [Obs.] Sir T. More.Dit, n. p. 397A ditty. [Obs.] Spencer. 2. A word; a decree. [Obs.] Kelham.Dit, v. t. p. 397To close up. [Obs.] More.Di-tā'tion, n. p. 397The act of making rich; enrichment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.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…Dĭtch, v. t. p. 397To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land. 2. To surround with a ditch. Holinshed.Dĭtch, v. t. p. 397To dig or make a ditch or ditches.