DISHWATERDish"wa`ter, n.
Defn: Water in which dishes have been washed. "Suds and dishwater."Beau. & Fl.
DISILLUSIONDis`il*lu"sion, n.
Defn: The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell.
DISILLUSIONDis`il*lu"sion, v. t.
Defn: To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.
DISILLUSIONIZEDis`il*lu"sion*ize, v. t.
Defn: To disenchant; to free from illusion. "The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life." W. Black.
DISILLUSIONMENTDis`il*lu"sion*ment, n.
Defn: The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.
DISIMBITTERDis`im*bit"ter, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + imbitter. Cf. Disembitter.]
Defn: To free from bitterness.
DISIMPARKDis`im*park", v. t.
Defn: To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park. [R.]Spectator.
DISIMPASSIONEDDis`im*pas"sioned, a.
Defn: Free from warmth of passion or feeling.
DISIMPROVEDis`im*prove", v. t.
Defn: To make worse; — the opposite of improve. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
DISIMPROVEDis`im*prove", v. i.
Defn: To grow worse; to deteriorate.
DISIMPROVEMENTDis`im*prove"ment, n.
Defn: Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth.
DISINCARCERATEDis`in*car"cer*ate, v. t.
Defn: To liberate from prison. [R.] Harvey.
DISINCLINATIONDis*in`cli*na"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, oraffection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex. Arbuthnot.Having a disinclination to books or business. Guardian.
Syn. — Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike; indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance.
DISINCLINEDis`in*cline", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinclined; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinclining.]
Defn: To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversionin; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate.Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection tothe Queen. Clarendon.To social scenes by nature disinclined. Cowper.
DISINCLOSEDis`in*close", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Disenclose.]
Defn: To free from being inclosed.
DISINCORPORATE Dis`in*cor"po*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disincorporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disincorporating.]
1. To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body.
2. To detach or separate from a corporation. Bacon.
DISINCORPORATEDis`in*cor"po*rate, a.
Defn: Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. Bacon.
DISINCORPORATIONDis`in*cor`po*ra"tion, n.
Defn: Deprivation of the rights and privileges of a corporation. T.Warton.
DISINFECTDis`in*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinfected; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinfecting.]
Defn: To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. When the infectious matter and the infectious matter and the odoriferous matter are one . . . then to deodorize is to disinfect. Ure.
DISINFECTANTDis`in*fect"ant, n.
Defn: That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
DISINFECTIONDis`in*fec"tion, n.
Defn: The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.
DISINFECTORDis`in*fect"or, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants.
DISINFLAMEDis`in*flame", v. t.
Defn: To divest of flame or ardor. Chapman.
DISINGENUITYDis*in`ge*nu"i*ty, n.
Defn: Disingenuousness. [Obs.] Clarendon.
DISINGENUOUSDis`in*gen"u*ous, a.
1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.
2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful. So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. Pope. — Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. — Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n. Macaulay.
DISINHABITEDDis`in*hab"it*ed, a.
Defn: Uninhabited. [Obs.]
DISINHERISONDis`in*her"i*son, n. Etym: [See Disinherit, v. t., and cf.Disherison.]
Defn: Same as Disherison. Bacon.
DISINHERITDis`in*her"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinherited; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinheriting.] Etym: [Cf. Disherit, Disheir.]
1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent. Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! South.
2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess. And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. Milton.
DISINHERITANCEDis`in*her"it*ance, n.
Defn: The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison.
DISINHUMEDis`in*hume", v. t.
Defn: To disinter. [R.]
DISINSUREDis`in*sure", v. t.
Defn: To render insecure; to put in danger. [Obs.] Fanshawe.
DISINTEGRABLEDis*in"te*gra*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being disintegrated, or reduced to fragments orpowder.Argillo-calcite is readily disintegrable by exposure. Kirwan.
DISINTEGRATEDis*in"te*grate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disintegrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Disintegrating.] Etym: [L. dis- + integratus, p. p. of integrare torenew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See Integer.]
Defn: To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or to powder; to break up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a rock, by blows of a hammer, frost, rain, and other mechanical or atmospheric influences. Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years. Kirwan.
DISINTEGRATEDis*in"te*grate, v. i.
Defn: To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates.
DISINTEGRATION Dis*in`te*gra"tion, n. (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. Specifically (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc. Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally. Motley.
DISINTEGRATORDis*in"te*gra`tor, n. (Mech.)
Defn: A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.
DISINTERDis`in*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinterred; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinterring.]
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view. Addison.
DISINTERESS Dis*in"ter*ess, v. t. Etym: [F. désintéresser to deprive of interest in; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + intéresser to interest, fr. L. interesse to import, concern. See Interest, and cf. Disinterest.]
Defn: To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to disengage.[Obs.]
DISINTERESSMENTDis*in"ter*ess*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désintéressement.]
Defn: Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. [Obs.] Prior.
DISINTERESTDis*in"ter*est, p. a.
Defn: Disinterested. [Obs.]The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer.Taylor.
DISINTERESTDis*in"ter*est, n.
1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. [Obs.] Glanvill.
2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson.
DISINTERESTDis*in"ter*est, v. t.
Defn: To divest of interest or interested motives. [Obs.] Feltham.
DISINTERESTEDDis*in"ter*est*ed, a. Etym: [Cf. Disinteressed.]
Defn: Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested decision or judge. The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. Channing.
Syn.— Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.
DISINTERESTEDLYDis*in"ter*est*ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.
DISINTERESTEDNESSDis*in"ter*est*ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality. That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. Macaulay.
DISINTERESTINGDis*in"ter*est*ing, a.
Defn: Uninteresting. [Obs.] "Disinteresting passages." Bp. Warburton.
DISINTERMENTDis`in*ter"ment, n.
Defn: The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.
DISINTHRALLDis`in*thrall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinthralled; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinthralling.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + inthrall. Cf. Disenthrall.]
Defn: To free from thralldom; to disenthrall. [Written also disinthral.]
DISINTHRALLMENTDis`in*thrall"ment, n.
Defn: A releasing from thralldom or slavery; disenthrallment.[Written also disinthralment.]
DISINTRICATEDis*in"tri*cate, v. t.
Defn: To disentangle. [R.] "To disintricate the question." Sir W.Hamilton.
DISINUREDis`in*ure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinured; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinuring.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + inure.]
Defn: To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true knowledge.Milton.
DISINVESTITUREDis`in*ves"ti*ture, n.
Defn: The act of depriving of investiture. [Obs.] Ogilvie.
DISINVIGORATEDis`in*vig"or*ate, v. t.
Defn: To enervate; to weaken. [R.] Sydney Smith.
DISINVOLVEDis`in*volve", v. t.
Defn: To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle. [R.] Dr. H.More.
DISJECTION Dis*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw asunder, disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.]
Defn: Destruction; dispersion. Bp. Horsley.
DISJOINDis*join", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjoined; p. pr. & vb. n.Disjoining.] Etym: [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, déjoindre, fr. L.disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Disjoint,Disjunct.]
Defn: To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. Milton.Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterlydisjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. Addison.Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. Pennant.
Syn. — To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect.
DISJOINDis*join", v. i.
Defn: To become separated; to part.
DISJOINTDis*joint", a. Etym: [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. SeeDisjoin.]
Defn: Disjointed; unconnected; — opposed to conjoint. Milton.
DISJOINTDis*joint", n. Etym: [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. SeeDisjoint, v. t.]
Defn: Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such disjoint." Chaucer.
DISJOINTDis*joint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n.Disjointing.]
1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame Prior.
2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice. Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. Longfellow.
3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.
DISJOINTDis*joint", v. i.
Defn: To fall in pieces. Shak.
DISJOINTEDDis*joint"ed, a.
Defn: Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent.— Dis*joint"ed*ly, adv.— Dis*joint"ed*ness, n.
DISJOINTLYDis*joint"ly, adv.
Defn: In a disjointed state. Sandys.
DISJUDICATIONDis*ju`di*ca"tion, n.
Defn: Judgment; discrimination. See Dijudication. [Obs.] Boyle.
DISJUNCTDis*junct", a. Etym: [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin.See Disjoin, and cf. Disjoint.]
1. Disjoined; separated. [R.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction. Disjunct tetrachords (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other.
DISJUNCTIONDis*junc"tion, n. Etym: [L. disjunctio.]
1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body.
2. A disjunctive proposition. Coleridge.
DISJUNCTIVEDis*junc"tive, a. Etym: [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.]
1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes." Moore (Encyc. of Music). Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc. — Disjunctive proposition, one in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions; as it is either day or night. — Disjunctive syllogism (Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse.
DISJUNCTIVE Dis*junc"tive, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition.
DISJUNCTIVELYDis*junc"tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disjunctive manner; separately. Dr. H. More.
DISJUNCTUREDis*junc"ture, n.
Defn: The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.Fuller.
DISKDisk, n. Etym: [L. discus, Gr. Dish.] [Written also disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope.
2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
4. (Biol.)
Defn: A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
6. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes. Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine. — Disk shell (Zoöl.), any species of Discina.
DISK CLUTCHDisk clutch. (Engin.)
Defn: A friction clutch in which the gripping surfaces are disks or more or less resemble disks.
DISKINDNESSDis*kind"ness, n.
Defn: Unkindness; disservice. [R.] A. Tucker.
DISKLESSDisk"less, a.
Defn: Having no disk; appearing as a point and not expanded into a disk, as the image of a faint star in a telescope.
DISLADEDis*lade", v. t.
Defn: To unlade. [Obs.] Heywood.
DISLEALDis*leal", a. Etym: [See Disloyal, Leal.]
Defn: Disloyal; perfidious. [Obs.] "Disleal knight." Spenser.
DISLEAVEDis*leave", v. t.
Defn: To deprive of leaves. [R.]The cankerworms that annually that disleaved the elms. Lowell.
DISLIKEDis*like", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disliked; p. pr. & vb. n. Disliking.]
1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish. Every nation dislikes an impost. Johnson.
2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak.
DISLIKEDis*like", n.
1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; — the opposite of liking or fondness. God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin. Hammond. The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or implied dislike. Hannah More. We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox. J. Morley. His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories. A. W. Ward.
2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Syn. — Distaste; disinclination; disapprobation; disfavor; disaffection; displeasure; disrelish; aversion; reluctance; repugnance; disgust; antipathy. — Dislike, Aversion, Reluctance, Repugnance, Disgust, Antipathy. Dislike is the more general term, applicable to both persons and things and arising either from feeling or judgment. It may mean little more than want of positive liking; but antipathy, repugnance, disgust, and aversion are more intense phases of dislike. Aversion denotes a fixed and habitual dislike; as, an aversion to or for business. Reluctance and repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something proposed (repugnance being the stronger); as, a reluctance to make the necessary sacrifices, and a repugnance to the submission required. Disgust is repugnance either of taste or moral feeling; as, a disgust at gross exhibitions of selfishness. Antipathy is primarily an instinctive feeling of dislike of a thing, such as most persons feel for a snake. When used figuratively, it denotes a correspondent dislike for certain persons, modes of acting, etc. Men have an aversion to what breaks in upon their habits; a reluctance and repugnance to what crosses their will; a disgust at what offends their sensibilities; and are often governed by antipathies for which they can give no good reason.
DISLIKEFULDis*like"ful, a.
Defn: Full of dislike; disaffected; malign; disagreeable. [Obs.]Spenser.
DISLIKELIHOODDis*like"li*hood, n.
Defn: The want of likelihood; improbability. Sir W. Scott.
DISLIKENDis*lik"en, v. t.
Defn: To make unlike; to disguise. [Obs.] Shak.
DISLIKENESSDis*like"ness, n.
Defn: Unlikeness. [R.] Locke.
DISLIKERDis*lik"er, n.
Defn: One who dislikes or disrelishes.
DISLIMBDis*limb", v. t.
Defn: To tear limb from limb; to dismember. [Obs.] Bailey.
DISLIMNDis*limn", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + limn.]
Defn: To efface, as a picture. [Obs.] Shak.
DISLINKDis*link", v. t.
Defn: To unlink; to disunite; to separate. [R.] Tennyson.
DISLIVEDis*live", v. t.
Defn: To deprive of life. [Obs.]Telemachus dislived Amphimedon. Chapman.
DISLOCATEDis"lo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislocated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dislocating.] Etym: [LL. dislocatus, p. p. of dislocare; dis- +locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]
Defn: To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones. Shak. After some time the strata on all sides of the globe were dislocated. Woodward. And thus the archbishop's see, dislocated or out of joint for a time, was by the hands of his holiness set right again. Fuller.
DISLOCATEDis"lo*cate, a. Etym: [LL. dislocatus, p. p.]
Defn: Dislocated. Montgomery.
DISLOCATIONDis`lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dislocation.]
1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
3. (Surg.)
Defn: The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
DISLODGEDis*lodge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged; p. pr. & vb. n.Dislodging.] Etym: [OF. deslogier, F. déloger; pref. des- (L. dis-) +OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge.]
1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms.
2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. Shak.
DISLODGEDis*lodge", v. i.
Defn: To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. Milton.
DISLODGEDis*lodge", n.
Defn: Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
DISLODGMENTDis*lodg"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. délogement, OF. deslogement.]
Defn: The act or process of dislodging, or the state of being dislodged.
DISLOIGNDis*loign", v. t. Etym: [OF. desloignier. See Eloign.]
Defn: To put at a distance; to remove. [Obs.]Low-looking dales, disloigned from common gaze. Spenser.
DISLOYALDis*loy"al, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + loyal: cf. OF. desloial, desleal,F. déloyal. See Loyal.]
Defn: Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful superior, or to the government under which one lives; false where allegiance is due; faithless; as, a subject disloyal to the king; a husband disloyal to his wife. Without a thought disloyal. Mrs. Browning.
Syn. — Disobedient; faithless; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; dishonest; inconstant; disaffected.
DISLOYALLYDis*loy"al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disloyal manner.
DISLOYALTY Dis*loy"al*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + loyalty: cf. OF. desloiauté, deslealté, F. déloyauté.]
Defn: Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.
DISMAILDis*mail", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF. desmaillier.]
Defn: To divest of coat of mail. Spenser.
DISMAL Dis"mal, a. Etym: [Formerly a noun; e. g., "I trow it was in the dismalle." Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. dîme, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See Dime.]
1. Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. [Obs.] An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. Spenser.
2. Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith. A dismal description of an English November. Southey.
Syn. — Dreary; lonesome; gloomy; dark; ominous; ill-boding; fatal; doleful; lugubrious; funereal; dolorous; calamitous; sorrowful; sad; joyless; melancholy; unfortunate; unhappy.
DISMALLYDis"mal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.
DISMALNESSDis"mal*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being dismal; gloominess.
DISMANDis*man", v. t.
Defn: To unman. [Obs.] Feltham.
DISMANTLE Dis*man"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismantled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismantling.] Etym: [F. démanteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See Mantle.]
1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. Macaulay.
3. To disable; to render useless. Comber.
Syn.— To demoDemol.
DISMARCHDis*march", v. i.
Defn: To march away. [Obs.]
DISMARRY Dis*mar"ry, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + marry: cf. OF. desmarier, F. démarier.]
Defn: To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce. [Obs.] Ld.Berners.
DISMARSHALDis*mar"shal, v. t.
Defn: To disarrange; to derange; to put in disorder. [R.] Drummond.
DISMASKDis*mask", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + mask: cf. F. démasquer.]
Defn: To divest of a mask. Shak.
DISMASTDis*mast", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dismasting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + mast: cf. F. démâter.]
Defn: To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship.
DISMASTMENTDis*mast"ment, n.
Defn: The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted. [R.]Marshall.
DISMAWDis*maw", v. t.
Defn: To eject from the maw; to disgorge. [R.] Shelton.
DISMAY Dis*may", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismaying.] Etym: [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-). See May, v. i.]
1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. Josh. i. 9. What words be these What fears do you dismay Fairfax.
2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.] Do not dismay yourself for this. Spenser.
Syn. — To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt; dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. — To Dismay, Daunt, Appall. Dismay denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes something more sudden and startling. To appall is the strongest term, implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the faculties. So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed, The lions roaring through the midnight shade. Pope. Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control. Pope. Now the last ruin the whole host appalls; Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls. Pope.
DISMAYDis*may", v. i.
Defn: To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.]Shak.
DISMAYDis*may", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. esmai, F. émoi. See Dismay, v. t.]
1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation. I . . . can not think of such a battle without dismay. Macaulay. Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey, And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild dismay. Mrs. Barbauld.
2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. Spenser.
Syn. — Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright; terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.
DISMAYEDNESSDis*may"ed*ness, n.
Defn: A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness.
DISMAYFULDis*may"ful, a.
Defn: Terrifying. Spenser.
DISMEDisme, n. Etym: [OF. See Dime.]
Defn: A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. Ayliffe.
DISMEMBERDis*mem"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismembered; p. pr. & vb. n.Dismembering.] Etym: [OF. desmembrer, F. démembrer; pref. des- (L.dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See Member.]
1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope. A society lacerated and dismembered. Gladstone. By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. Buckle.
2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] They were dismembered by vote of the house. R. North.
Syn.— To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
DISMEMBERMENTDis*mem"ber*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. desmembrement, F. démembrement.]
Defn: The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered;cutting in piece; mThe Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of theunwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.
DISMETTLEDDis*met"tled, a.
Defn: Destitute of mettle, that is, or fire or spirit. [R.]Llewellyn.
DISMISSDis*miss", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismissed; p. pr. & vb. n.Dismissing.] Etym: [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to send: cf.dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. démettre. See Demise, and cf. Dimit.]
1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit togo; to put away.He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41.Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper.Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden.
2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
DISMISSDis*miss", n.
Defn: Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
DISMISSALDis*miss"al, n.
Defn: Dismission; discharge. Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal. Motley.
DISMISSIONDis*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. L. dimissio.]
1. The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the grand jury.
2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or with disgrace.
3. Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or unworthy of consideration.
DISMISSIVEDis*miss"ive, a.
Defn: Giving dismission.
DISMORTGAGE Dis*mort"gage (; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismortaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismortgaging.]
Defn: To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] Howell.
DISMOUNTDis*mount", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dismounted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dismounting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F.démonter.]
1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. Spenser.
2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
DISMOUNTDis*mount", v. t.
1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. Dismounted from his authority. Barrow.
2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: To take down, or apart, as a machine.
4. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; — said esp. of artillery.
DISNATURALIZEDis*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth. Locke.
DISNATURED Dis*na"tured, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + nature: cf. OF. desnaturé, F. dénaturé.]
Defn: Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural. [Obs.]Shak.
DISOBEDIENCEDis`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command orprohibition.He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open disobedience.Tillotson.
DISOBEDIENCYDis`o*be"di*en*cy, n.
Defn: Disobedience.
DISOBEDIENTDis`o*be"di*ent, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey,Obedient.]
1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; — applied to persons and acts. This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.
2. Not yielding.Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by soonerrendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. E.Darwin.
DISOBEDIENTLYDis`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disobedient manner.
DISOBEISANCEDis`o*bei"sance, n. Etym: [F. désobéissance.]
Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] E. Hall.
DISOBEISANTDis`o*bei"sant, a. Etym: [F. désobéissant.]
Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISOBEYDis`o*bey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n.Disobeying.] Etym: [F. désobéir; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + obéir. SeeObey, and cf. Disobedient.]
Defn: Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. Not to disobey her lord's behest. Tennyson.
DISOBEYDis`o*bey", v. i.
Defn: To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to bedisobedient.He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.
DISOBEYERDis`o*bey"er, n.
Defn: One who disobeys.
DISOBLIGATIONDis*ob`li*ga"tion, n.
1. The act of disobliging.
2. A disobliging act; an offense. [Obs.] Clarendon.
3. Release from obligation. Jer. Taylor.
DISOBLIGATORYDis*ob"li*ga*to*ry, a.
Defn: Releasing from obligation. "Disobligatory power." Charles I.
DISOBLIGEDis`o*blige", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobliged; p. pr. & vb. n.Disobliging.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + oblige: cf. F. désobliger.]
1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of; to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to displease; to refrain from obliging; to be unaccommodating to. Those . . . who slight and disoblige their friends, shall infallibly come to know the value of them by having none when they shall most need them. South. My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it would not be very safe to disoblige. Addison.
2. To release from obligation. [Obs.] Absolving and disobliging from a more general command for some just and reasonable cause. Milton.
DISOBLIGEMENTDis`o*blige"ment, n.
Defn: Release from obligation. [Obs.]
DISOBLIGERDis`o*bli"ger, n.
Defn: One who disobliges.
DISOBLIGINGDis`o*bli"ging, a.
1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating; as, a disobliging person or act.
2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] Cov. of Tongue.— Dis`o*bli"ging*ly, adv.— Dis`o*bli"ging*ness, n.
DISOCCIDENTDis*oc"ci*dent, v. t.
Defn: To turn away from the west; to throw out of reckoning as to longitude. [Obs.] Marvell.
DISOCCUPATIONDis*oc`cu*pa"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being unemployed; want of occupation. [R.]
DISOPINIONDis`o*pin"ion, n.
Defn: Want or difference of belief; disbelief. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.
DISOPPILATE Dis*op"pi*late, v. t. Etym: [L. dis- + oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to shut up.]
Defn: To open. [Obs.] Holland.
DISORBDis*orb", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + orb.]
Defn: To throw out of the proper orbit; to unsphere. Shak.
DISORDDis*ord", n.
Defn: Disorder. [Obs.] Holland.
DISORDEINEDDis`or*deined", a. Etym: [See Ordain.]
Defn: Inordinate; irregular; vicious. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISORDERDis*or"der, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + order: cf. F. désordre.]
1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.
2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art. Pope.
3. Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult. Shak.
4. Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul; sickness; derangement. "Disorder in the body." Locke.
Syn. — Irregularity; disarrangement; confusion; tumult; bustle; disturbance; disease; illness; indisposition; sickness; ailment; malady; distemper. See Disease.
DISORDERDis*or"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disordered; p. pr. & vb. n.Disordering.]
1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. Burke. The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin. Jer. Taylor.
2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach. A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit. Macaulay.
3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] Dryden.
Syn.— To disarrange; derange; confuse; discompose.
DISORDEREDDis*or"dered, a.
1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment.
2. Disorderly. [Obs.] Shak.— Dis*or"dered*ly, adv.— Dis*or"dered*ness, n.
DISORDERLINESSDis*or"der*li*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being disorderly.
DISORDERLYDis*or"der*ly, a.
1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.
2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies.
4. (Law)
Defn: Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.
Syn. — Irregular; immethodical; confused; tumultuous; inordinate; intemperate; unruly; lawless; vicious.
DISORDERLYDis*or"der*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly;confusedly.Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2Thess. iii. 6.Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir W. Raleigh.
DISORDINANCEDis*or"di*nance, n.
Defn: Disarrangement; disturbance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISORDINATEDis*or"di*nate, a.
Defn: Inordinate; disorderly. [Obs.] "With disordinate gestures."Prynne.
DISORDINATELYDis*or"di*nate*ly, adv.
Defn: Inordinately. [Obs.] E. Hall.
DISORDINATIONDis*or`di*na"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being in disorder; derangement; confusion. [Obs.]Bacon.
DISORGANIZATIONDis*or`gan*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désorganisation. SeeDisorganize, v. t.]
1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government. The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total disorganization, that the owner can never lay his hands upon any one article at the moment he has occasion for it. Sir W. Scott.
DISORGANIZEDis*or"gan*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disorganized; p. pr. & vb. n.Disorganizing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + organize: cf. F. désorganiser.]
Defn: To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange. Lyford . . . attempted to disorganize the church. Eliot (1809).
DISORGANIZERDis*or"gan*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.
DISORIENTDis*o"ri*ent, v. t.
Defn: To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
DISORIENTATEDis*o"ri*en*tate, v. t.
Defn: To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth. [R.]
DISOWNDis*own", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disowning.]
1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.
2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. Dryden.
Syn.— To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow.
DISOWNMENTDis*own"ment, n.
Defn: Act of disowning. [R.]
DISOXIDATEDis*ox"i*date, v. t. (Chem.)
Defn: To deoxidate; to deoxidize. [R.]
DISOXIDATIONDis*ox`i*da"tion, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Deoxidation. [R.]
DISOXYGENATEDis*ox"y*gen*ate, v. t. (Chem.)
Defn: To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize. [R.]
DISOXYGENATIONDis*ox`y*gen*a"tion, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Deoxidation. [R.]
DISPACE Dis*pace", v. i. Etym: [Pref. dis- asunder, different ways, to and fro + pace.]
Defn: To roam. [Obs.]In this fair plot dispacing to and fro. Spenser.
DISPAIRDis*pair", v. t.
Defn: To separate (a pair). [R.]I have . . . dispaired two doves. Beau. & Fl.
DISPAND Dis*pand", v. t. Etym: [L. dispandere to spread out; pref. dis- + pandere, pansum, to spread out.]
Defn: To spread out; to expand. [Obs.] Bailey.
DISPANSIONDis*pan"sion, n. Etym: [See Dispand.]
Defn: Act of dispanding, or state of being dispanded. [Obs.]
DISPARADISEDDis*par"a*dised, a.
Defn: Removed from paradise. [R.] Cockeram.
DISPARAGEDis*par"age (; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparaged; p. pr. & vb. n.Disparaging.] Etym: [OF. desparagier, F. déparager, to marryunequally; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, fromL. par equal, peer. See Peer.]
1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.[Obs.]Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul disparaged be.Chaucer.
2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue. Those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. Bp. Atterbury. Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms. Milton.
Syn. — To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen; vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade; debase. See Decry.
DISPARAGEDis"pa*rage`, n.
Defn: Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.]Chaucer.Dissuaded her from such a disparage. Spenser.
DISPARAGEMENTDis*par"age*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. desparagement.]
1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.] And thought that match a foul disparagement. Spenser.
2. Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; — commonly with to. It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not the sun. South. Imitation is a disparagement and a degradation in a Christian minister. I. Taylor.
Syn. — Indignity; derogation; detraction; reproach; dishonor; debasement; degradation; disgrace.
DISPARAGERDis*par"a*ger, n.
Defn: One who disparages or dishonors; one who vilifies or disgraces.
DISPARAGINGLYDis*par"a*ging*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to disparage or dishonor; slightingly.
DISPARATE Dis"pa*rate, a. Etym: [L. disparatus, p. p. of disparare to part, separate; dis- + parare to make ready, prepare.]
1. Unequal; dissimilar; separate. Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them. Coleridge.
2. (Logic)
Defn: Pertaining to two coördinate species or divisions.
DISPARATESDis"pa*rates, n. pl.
Defn: Things so unequal or unlike that they can not be compared with each other.
DISPARITIONDis`pa*ri"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. disparition.]
Defn: Act of disappearing; disappearance. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DISPARITYDis*par"i*ty, n.; pl. Disparities. Etym: [LL. disparitas, fr. L.dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparité. See Par,Peer.]
Defn: Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; — followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to color. The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures. I. Taylor. The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness. Macaulay.
Syn.— Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion; difference.
DISPARKDis*park", v. t.
1. To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park) as a common. The Gentiles were made to be God's people when the Jews' inclosure was disparked. Jer. Taylor.
2. To set at large; to release from inclosure. Till his free muse threw down the pale, And did at once dispark them all. Waller.
DISPARKLEDis*par"kle, v. t. Etym: [OF. desparpeillier.]
Defn: To scatter abroad. [Obs.] Holland.
DISPARTDis*part", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disparting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + part: cf. OF. despartir.]
Defn: To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; torive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers. [Archaic]Them in twelve troops their captain did dispart. Spenser.The world will be whole, and refuses to be disparted. Emerson.
DISPARTDis*part", v. i.
Defn: To separate, to open; to cleave.
DISPARTDis*part", n.
1. (Gun.)
Defn: The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which is in a plane passing through the axis of the gun, always makes a small angle with the axis. Eng. Cys.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; — called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight.
DISPARTDis*part", v. t.
1. (Gun.)
Defn: To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart his piece. Lucar.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: To furnish with a dispart sight.
DISPASSIONDis*pas"sion, n.
Defn: Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. Sir W.Temple.
DISPASSIONATEDis*pas"sion*ate, a.
1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon.
2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view.
Syn.— Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate;impartial; unruffled.— Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.— Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.
DISPASSIONEDDis*pas"sioned, a.
Defn: Free from passion; dispassionate. [R.] "Dispassioned men."Donne.
DISPATCH Dis*patch" (; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispatching.] Etym: [OF. despeechier, F. dépêcher; prob. from pref. des- (L. dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way, fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach, Despatch.] [Written also despatch.]
1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The business we have talked of. Shak. [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia).
2. To rid; to free. [Obs.] I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. Udall.
3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily. Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they perish among the lumber of garrets. Walpole.
4. To send off or away; — particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste. Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperor's couShak.
5. To send out of the world; to put to death. The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords. Ezek. xxiii. 47.
Syn. — To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform; conclude; finish; slay; kill.
DISPATCHDis*patch", v. i.
Defn: To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter ofbusiness.They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak.
DISPATCH Dis*patch", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. despeche, F. dépêche. See Dispatch, v. t.] [Written also despatch.]
1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. Milton.
3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. Serious business, craving quick dispatch. Shak. To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space. Paley.
4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; — often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.
5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern] Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice boat. — Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling.
Syn.— Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste.
DISPATCHERDis*patch"er, n.
Defn: One who dispatches.
DISPATCHFULDis*patch"ful, a.
Defn: Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks. Milton.
DISPATCHMENTDis*patch"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. despechement.]
Defn: The act of dispatching. [Obs.] State Trials (1529).
DISPATHYDis"pa*thy, n.; pl. Dispathies. Etym: [Pref. dis- + Gr. Pathos.]
Defn: Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy. [R.]Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us. Southey.
DISPAUPERDis*pau"per, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
DISPAUPERIZEDis*pau"per*ize, v. t.
Defn: To free a state of pauperism, or from paupers. J. S. Mill.
DISPEEDDis*peed", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + speed.]
Defn: To send off with speed; to dispatch. [Obs.] Knolles.Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their mother-in-law,DoSouthey.
DISPELDis*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispelling.]Etym: [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse abeating.]
Defn: To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions. [Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. Milton. I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. Dryden.
DISPENCEDis*pence", v. i. & n.
Defn: See Dispense. [Obs.]
DISPENDDis*pend", v. t. Etym: [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out,dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf.Dispense.]
Defn: To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser.Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.
DISPENDERDis*pend"er, n.
Defn: One who dispends or expends; a steward. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 1).
DISPENSABLEDis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.]
1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
DISPENSABLENESSDis*pen"sa*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being dispensable.
DISPENSARYDis*pen"sa*ry, n.; pl. Dispensaries. Etym: [Cf. F. dispensaire.]