1. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price.
2. A dispensatory. Pope.
DISPENSATIONDis`pen*sa"tion, n. Etym: [F. dispensation, L. dispensatio.]
1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration. To respect the dispensations of Providence. Burke.
2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.),
Defn: a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations. Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man. Rogers.
3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.). A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry. Ward.
DISPENSATIVEDis*pen"sa*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dispensatif.]
Defn: Granting dispensation.
DISPENSATIVELYDis*pen"sa*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: By dispensation. Wotton.
DISPENSATORDis"pen*sa`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A distributer; a dispenser. Bacon.
DISPENSATORILYDis*pen"sa*to*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In the way of dispensation; dispensatively.
DISPENSATORYDis*pen"sa*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dispensatorius relating to management.See Dispense, v. t.]
Defn: Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.
DISPENSATORYDis*pen"sa*to*ry, n.; pl. Dispensatories (.
Defn: A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacopoeia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.
DISPENSEDis*pense", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispensed; p. pr. & vb. n.Dispensing.] Etym: [F. dispenser, L. dispensare, intens. ofdispendere. See Dispend.]
1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott.
2. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct. While you dispense the laws, and guide the state. Dryden.
3. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] His sin was dispensed With gold, whereof it was compensed. Gower.
4. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; — with from. It was resolved that all members of the House who held commissions, should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance. Macaulay. He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself. Johnson.
DISPENSEDis*pense", v. i.
1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.] One loving hour For many years of sorrow can dispense. Spenser.
2. To give dispensation. He [the pope] can also dispense in all matters of ecclesiastical law. Addis & Arnold (Cath. Dict. ) To dispense with. (a) To permit the neglect or omission of, as a form, a ceremony, an oath; to suspend the operation of, as a law; to give up, release, or do without, as services, attention, etc.; to forego; to part with. (b) To allow by dispensation; to excuse; to exempt; to grant dispensation to or for. [Obs.] "Conniving and dispensing with open and common adultery." Milton. (c) To break or go back from, as one's word. [Obs.] Richardson.
DISPENSE Dis*pense", n. Etym: [Cf. F. dispense dispensation. See Dispense, v. t.]
Defn: Dispensation; exemption. [Obs.]
DISPENSEDis*pense", n. Etym: [OF. despense, F. dépense.]
Defn: Expense; profusion; outlay. [Obs.]It was a vault built for great dispense. Spenser.
DISPENSERDis*pens"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer; as, a dispenser of favors.
DISPEOPLEDis*peo"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispeopled; p. pr. & vb. n.Dispeopling.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + people: cf. F. dépeupler.]
Defn: To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. Milton.
DISPEOPLERDis*peo"pler, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator. Gay.
DISPERGEDis*perge", v. t. Etym: [L. dispergere. See Disperse.]
Defn: To sprinkle. [Obs.]
DISPERMOUSDi*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Gr. disperme.] (Bot.)
Defn: Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.
DISPERPLEDis*per"ple, v. t. Etym: [OF. desparpe.]
Defn: To scatter; to sprinkle. [Obs.]Odorous water was Disperpled lightly on my head and neck. Chapman.
DISPERSALDis*per"sal, n.
Defn: The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.Darwin.
DISPERSEDis*perse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed; p. pr. & vb. n.Dispersing.] Etym: [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew,scatter. See Sparse.]
1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7. Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. Cowper.
2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors. Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
Syn. — To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
DISPERSEDis*perse", v. i.
1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
DISPERSEDDis*persed", a.
Defn: Scattered. — Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv. — Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.
DISPERSENESSDis*perse"ness, n.
Defn: Dispersedness. [Obs.]
DISPERSERDis*pers"er, n.
Defn: One that disperses.
DISPERSIONDis*per"sion, n. Etym: [CF. F. dispersion.]
1. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel. The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished. Jer. xxv. 34.
2. (Opt.)
Defn: The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities. Dispersion of the optic axes (Crystallog.), the separation of the optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact that the axial angle has different values for the different colors of the spectrum.
DISPERSIVEDis*pers"ive, a.
Defn: Tending to disperse. Dispersive power (Opt.), the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism. — Dis*pers"ive*ness, n.
DISPERSONATEDis*per"son*ate, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of personality or individuality. [R.]We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves. Hare.
DISPIRITDis*pir"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n.Dispiriting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. Not dispirited with my afflictions. Dryden. He has dispirited himself by a debauch. Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.] This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar. Fuller.
Syn. — To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
DISPIRITEDDis*pir"it*ed, a.
Defn: Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted.— Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv.— Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
DISPIRITMENTDis*pir"it*ment, n.
Defn: Depression of spirits; discouragement. [R.] Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment, was waiting the slow conclusion of this. Carlyle.
DISPITEOUSDis*pit"e*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf. Despiteous.]
Defn: Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. Spenser.— Dis*pit"e*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
DISPLACEDis*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displaced; p. pr. & vb. n.Displacing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + place: cf. F. déplacer.]
1. To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced.
2. To crowd out; to take the place of. Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas. London Times.
3. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.] You have displaced the mirth. Shak.
Syn.— To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.
DISPLACEABLEDis*place"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being displaced.
DISPLACEMENTDis*place"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déplacement.]
1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a puttingout of place.Unnecessary displacement of funds. A. Hamilton.The displacement of the sun by parallax. Whewell.
2. The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent. Piston displacement (Mech.), the volume of the space swept through, or weight of steam, water, etc., displaced, in a given time, by the piston of a steam engine or pump.
DISPLACENCY Dis*pla"cen*cy, n. Etym: [LL. displacentia, for L. displicentia, fr. displicere to displease; dis- + placere to please. See Displease, and cf. Displeasance.]
Defn: Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
DISPLACERDis*pla"cer, n.
1. One that displaces.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
DISPLANTDis*plant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di; p. pr. & vb. n. Displanting.]Etym: [Pref. dis- + plant: cf. OF. desplanter, F. déplanter.]
1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to displace; to root out; as, to displant inhabitants. I did not think a look, Or a poor word or two, could have displanted Such a fixed constancy. Beau. & Fl.
2. To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a country of inhabitants. Spenser.
DISPLANTATIONDis`plan*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.
DISPLATDis*plat", v. t.
Defn: To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat. [Obs.] Hakewill.
DISPLAYDis*play", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed; p. pr. & vb. n.Displaying.] Etym: [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier,desploier, F. déployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier,F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Deploy,Splay.]
1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread. The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.Farrow.
3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest. His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.
4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade. Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. Prescott.
5. (Print.)
Defn: To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.] And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers. Chapman.
Syn.— To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
DISPLAYDis*play", v. i.
Defn: To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. Shak.
DISPLAYDis*play", n.
1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench.
2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. Byron.
DISPLAYEDDis*played", a.
1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.
2. (Her.)
Defn: With wings expanded; — said of a bird of pray, esp. an eagle.
3. (Print.)
Defn: Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.
DISPLAYERDis*play"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, displays.
DISPLEDis"ple, v. t.
Defn: To discipline; to correct. [Obs.] And bitter Penance, with an iron whip, Was wont him once to disple every day. Spenser.
DISPLEASANCEDis*pleas"ance, n. Etym: [OF. desplaisance, F. déplaisance. Cf.Displacency.]
Defn: Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISPLEASANTDis*pleas"ant, a. Etym: [OF. desplaisant, F. déplaisant. SeeDisplease.]
Defn: Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [Obs.] Speed.— Dis*pleas"ant*ly, adv. [Obs.] Strype.— Dis*pleas"ant*ness, n. [Obs.]
DISPLEASEDis*please", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displeased; p. pr. & vb. n.Displeasing.] Etym: [OF. desplaisir, whence F. déplaisir displeasure;pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to please. See Please, and cf.Displeasure.]
1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; — often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke. God was displeased with this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 7. Wilt thou be displeased at us forever Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Bk. of Com. Prayer). This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender sides. J. Fletcher. Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be displeased therewith Barrow.
2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.] I shall displease my ends else. Beau. & Fl.
Syn. — To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger; provoke; affront.
DISPLEASEDis*please", v. i.
Defn: To give displeasure or offense. [Obs.]
DISPLEASEDLYDis*pleas"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: With displeasure. [R.]
DISPLEASEDNESSDis*pleas"ed*ness, n.
Defn: Displeasure. [R.] South.
DISPLEASERDis*pleas"er, n.
Defn: One who displeases.
DISPLEASINGDis*pleas"ing, a.
Defn: Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;disagreeable.— Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv.— Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n. Locke.
DISPLEASUREDis*pleas"ure, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + pleasure: cf. OF. desplaisir,F. déplaisir. Cf. Displease.]
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Ps. vi. 1. Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn From his displeasure. Milton.
2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense; injury. Hast thou delight to see a wretched man Do outrage and displeasure to himself Shak.
3. State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor. [Obs.] He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity. Peacham.
Syn. — Dissatisfaction; disapprobation; disfavor; distaste; dislike; anger; hate; aversion; indignation; offense.
DISPLEASUREDis*pleas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To displease. [Obs.] Bacon.
DISPLENISHDis*plen"ish, v. t.
Defn: To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock. [Scot.]
DISPLICENCE; DISPLICENCYDis"pli*cence, Dis"pli*cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. displicentia. SeeDisplacency.]
Defn: Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
DISPLODEDis*plode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disploded; p. pr. & vb. n.Disploding.] Etym: [L. displodere, displosum; dis- + plodere,plaudere, to clap, strike, beat.]
Defn: To discharge; to explode.In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.
DISPLODEDis*plode", v. i.
Defn: To burst with a loud report; to explode. "Disploding engines."Young.
DISPLOSIONDis*plo"sion, n.
Defn: Explosion.The vast displosion dissipates the clouds. Young.
DISPLOSIVEDis*plo"sive, a.
Defn: Explosive.
DISPLUMEDis*plume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displumed; p. pr. & vb. n.Displuming.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F.déplumer.]
Defn: To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. Burke.
DISPOLINEDis"po*line, n. (Chem.)
Defn: One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series of alkaloids.
DISPONDDis*pond", n.
Defn: See Despond.
DISPONDEEDi*spon"dee, n. Etym: [L. dispondeus, Gr. (Gr.
Defn: A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.
DISPONEDis*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. disponere. See Disposition.]
1. (Her.)
Defn: To dispose.
2. To dispose of. Chaucer.
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: To make over, or convey, legally.He has disponed . . . the whole estate. Sir W. Scott.
DISPONEEDis`po*nee", n. (Scots Law)
Defn: The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.
DISPONERDis*pon"er, n. (Scots Law)
Defn: One who legally transfers property from himself to another.
DISPONGEDis*ponge", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + sponge.]
Defn: To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [Poetic & Rare][Written also dispunge.]O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of nightdisponge upon me. Shak.
DISPOPEDis*pope", v. t.
Defn: To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom.One whom they disposed. Tennyson.
DISPOROUSDi*spor"ous, a. Etym: [Pref. di- + sporous.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having two spores.
DISPORTDis*port", n. Etym: [OF. desport, deport. See Disport, v. i., and cf.Sport.]
Defn: Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. Milton.
DISPORT Dis*port", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.] Etym: [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See Port demeanor, and cf. Sport.]
Defn: To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self. Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. Pope. Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like any other fly. Byron.
DISPORTDis*port", v. t. Etym: [OF. desporter. See Disport, v. i.]
1. To divert or amuse; to make merry. They could disport themselves. Buckle.
2. To remove from a port; to carry away. Prynne.
DISPORTMENTDis*port"ment, n.
Defn: Act of disporting; diversion; play. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
DISPOSABLEDis*pos"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Dispose.]
Defn: Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service or use. The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a disposable surplus. Burke.
DISPOSALDis*pos"al, n. Etym: [From Dispose.]
1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.
2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction. The execution leave to high disposal. Milton.
3. Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property. A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler.
4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of. The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns. South.
Syn. — Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.
DISPOSEDis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disposing.]Etym: [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to place. See Pose.]
1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent. Who hath disposed the whole world Job xxxiv. 13. All ranged in order and disposed with grace. Pope. The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. Spenser.
2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine. The knightly forms of combat to dispose. Dryden.
3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of. Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor. Evelyn.
4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; — usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object. Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose To future good our past and present woes. Dryden. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy. Bacon. To dispose of. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. Locke.
(b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. Tatler. A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. Waller.
Syn. — To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give.
DISPOSEDis*pose", v. i.
Defn: To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.]She had disposed with Cæsar. Shak.
DISPOSEDis*pose", n.
1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed.
2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] He hath a person, and a smooth dispose To be suspected. Shak.
DISPOSEDDis*posed", p. a.
1. Inclined; minded. When he was disposed to pass into Achaia. Acts xviii. 27.
2. Inclined to mirth; jolly. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Well disposed, in good condition; in good health. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISPOSEDNESSDis*pos"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being disposed or inclined; inclination; propensity. [R.]
DISPOSEMENTDis*pose"ment, n.
Defn: Disposal. [Obs.] Goodwin.
DISPOSERDis*pos"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; abestower.Absolute lord and disposer of all things. Barrow.
DISPOSINGLYDis*pos"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to dispose.
DISPOSITEDDis*pos"it*ed, a. Etym: [See Disposition.]
Defn: Disposed. [Obs.] Glanvill.
DISPOSITION Dis`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [F. disposition, dispositio, fr. disponere to dispose; dis- + ponere to place. See Position, and cf. Dispone.]
1. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels. Acts vii. 53. The disposition of the work, to put all things in a beautiful order and harmony, that the whole may be of a piece. Dryden.
2. The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged; distribution; arrangement; order; as, the disposition of the trees in an orchard; the disposition of the several parts of an edifice.
3. Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction.
4. Conscious inclination; propension or propensity. How stands your disposition to be married Shak.
5. Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind. "A man of turbulent disposition." Hallam. "He is of a very melancholy disposition." Shak. His disposition led him to do things agreeable to his quality and condition wherein God had placed him. Strype.
6. Mood; humor. As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on. Shak.
Syn. — Disposal; adjustment; regulation; arrangement; distribution; order; method; adaptation; inclination; propensity; bestowment; alienation; character; temper; mood. — Disposition, Character, Temper. Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the predominating quality of his character, the constitutional habit of his mind. Character is this disposition influenced by motive, training, and will. Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and is displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the passions, are aroused.
DISPOSITIONALDis`po*si"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to disposition.
DISPOSITIONEDDis`po*si"tioned, a.
Defn: Having (such) a disposition; — used in compounds; as, well- dispositioned.
DISPOSITIVEDis*pos"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dispositif.]
1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs.] His dispositive wisdom and power. Bates.
2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs.] "Dispositive holiness." Jer. Taylor.
DISPOSITIVELYDis*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition.[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally, . . .break all the ten commandments at once. Boyle.
DISPOSITORDis*pos"it*or, n. Etym: [L. See Disposition.]
1. A disposer.
2. (Astrol.)
Defn: The planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is.[Obs.] Crabb.
DISPOSSESS Dis`pos*sess" (; see Possess), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispossessing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. déposséder.]
Defn: To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; — usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. Goldsmith.
DISPOSSESSIONDis`pos*ses"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dépossession.]
1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
2. (Law)
Defn: The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; — called also ouster.
DISPOSSESSORDis`pos*sess"or, n.
Defn: One who dispossesses. Cowley.
DISPOSTDis*post", v. t.
Defn: To eject from a post; to displace. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode).
DISPOSUREDis*po"sure, n. Etym: [From Dispose.]
1. The act of disposing; power to dispose of; disposal; direction. Give up My estate to his disposure. Massinger.
2. Disposition; arrangement; position; posture. [Obs.] In a kind of warlike disposure. Sir H. Wotton.
DISPRAISABLEDis*prais"a*ble, a.
Defn: Blamable. [R.]
DISPRAISE Dis*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispraising.] Etym: [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. dépriser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf. Disprize, Depreciate.]
Defn: To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame. Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak.
DISPRAISEDis*praise", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t.]
Defn: The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson.
DISPRAISERDis*prais"er, n.
Defn: One who blames or dispraises.
DISPRAISINGLYDis*praising*ly, adv.
Defn: By way of dispraise.
DISPREADDis*pread", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + spread.]
Defn: To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams. Spenser.
DISPREADDis*pread", v. i.
Defn: To extend or expand itself. [R.]While tyrant Hdispreading through the sky. Thomson.
DISPREADERDis*pread"er, n.
Defn: One who spreads abroad.Dispreaders both of vice and error. Milton.
DISPREJUDICEDis*prej"u*dice, v. t.
Defn: To free from prejudice. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
DISPREPAREDis`pre*pare", v. t.
Defn: To render unprepared. [Obs.] Hobbes.
DISPRINCEDis*prince", v. t.
Defn: To make unlike a prince. [R.] For I was drench'd with ooze, and torn with briers, . . . And, all one rag, disprinced from head to heel. Tennyson.
DISPRISONDis*pris"on, v. t.
Defn: To let loose from prison, to set all liberty. [R.] Bulwer.
DISPRIVILEGEDis*priv"i*lege, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of a privilege or privileges. [R.]
DISPRIZEDis*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dispraise.]
Defn: To do preciate. [R.] Cotton (Ode to Lydia).
DISPROFESSDis`pro*fess", v. t.
Defn: To renounce the profession or pursuit of.His arms, which he had vowed to disprofess. Spenser.
DISPROFITDis*prof"it, n.
Defn: Loss; damage. Foxe.
DISPROFITDis*prof"it, v. i. & i.
Defn: To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit. [Obs. orArchaic] Bale.
DISPROFITABLEDis*prof"it*a*ble, a.
Defn: Unprofitable. [Obs.]
DISPROOFDis*proof", n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + proof. Cf. Disprove.]
Defn: A proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation; as, to offer evidence in disproof of a statement. I need not offer anything farther in support of one, or in disproof of the other. Rogers.
DISPROPERTYDis*prop"er*ty, v. t.
Defn: To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of. [R.] Shak.
DISPROPORTION Dis`pro*por"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion.]
1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height.
2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.
DISPROPORTION Dis`pro*por"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproportioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproportioning.]
Defn: To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly. To shape my legs of an unequal size; To disproportion me in every part. Shak. A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. Prescott.
DISPROPORTIONABLEDis`pro*por"tion*a*ble, a.
Defn: Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, oradaptation; disproportionate; inadequate.— Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond.— Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
DISPROPORTIONALDis`pro*por"tion*al, a.
Defn: Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding.
DISPROPORTIONALITYDis`pro*por`tion*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More.
DISPROPORTIONALLYDis`pro*por"tion*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
DISPROPORTIONATEDis`pro*por"tion*ate, a.
Defn: Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means. — Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv. — Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n.
DISPROPRIATE Dis*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. dis- + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper.]
Defn: To cancel the appropriation of; to disappropriate. [R.]
DISPROVABLEDis*prov"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being disproved or refuted. Boyle.
DISPROVALDis*prov"al, n.
Defn: Act of disproving; disproof. [R.]
DISPROVEDis*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved; p. pr. & vb. n.Disproving.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.]
1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. Atterbury.
2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] Stirling.
DISPROVERDis*prov"er, n.
Defn: One who disproves or confutes.
DISPROVIDEDis`pro*vide", v. t.
Defn: Not to provide; to fail to provide. [Obs.] Boyle.
DISPUNCTDis*punct", a.
Defn: Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous. [Obs.]That were dispunct to the ladies. B. Jonson.
DISPUNCTDis*punct", v. t. Etym: [See 1st Dispunge.]
Defn: To expunge. [Obs.] Foxe.
DISPUNGE Dis*punge", v. t. Etym: [L. dispungere to prick apart, i. e., check off the debts and credits of an account; dis- + pungere to prick.]
Defn: To expunge; to erase. [Obs.]
DISPUNGEDis*punge", v. t.
Defn: See Disponge. [Obs.]
DISPUNISHABLEDis*pun"ish*a*ble, a.
Defn: Without penal restraint; not punishable. [R.] Swift.
DISPURPOSEDis*pur"pose, v. t.
Defn: To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots. [R.] A.Brewer.
DISPURSEDis*purse", v. t.
Defn: To disburse. [Obs.] Shak.
DISPURVEYDis`pur*vey", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + purvey: cf. OF. desporveoir,F. dépourvoir.]
Defn: To disfurnish; to strip. [Obs.] Heywood.
DISPURVEYANCEDis`pur*vey"ance, n.
Defn: Want of provisions; [Obs.] Spenser.
DISPUTABLEDis`pu*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. disputabilis: cf. F. disputable. SeeDispute, v. i.]
1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or questions. Actions, every one of which is very disputable. Jer. Taylor.
2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] Shak.
DISPUTABLENESSDis`pu*ta*ble*ness, n.
Defn: State of being disputable.
DISPUTACITYDis`pu*tac"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Dispute, v. i.]
Defn: Proneness to dispute. [Obs.] Bp. Ward.
DISPUTANT Dis"pu*tant, a. Etym: [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare: cf. F. disputant. See Dispute, v. i.]
Defn: Disputing; engaged in controversy. Milton.
DISPUTANTDis"pu*tant, n.
Defn: One who disputes; one who arguesA singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. Macaulay.
DISPUTATION Dis`pu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See Dispute, v. i.]
1. The 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 argument.
2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
DISPUTATIOUSDis`pu*ta"tious, a.
Defn: Inclined to dispute; apt to civil 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 the wits and philosophers of that disputations period. Buckminster. — Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly, adv. — Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness, n.
DISPUTATIVEDis*put"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. disputativus.]
Defn: Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper. I. Watts.
DISPUTE Dis*pute", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disputing.] Etym: [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer, disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- + putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Putative, Pure.]
Defn: To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle. Therefore disputed [reasoned, Rev. Ver .] he in synagogue with the Jews. Acts xvii. 17.
DISPUTEDis*pute", v. t.
1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; todiscuss.The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein.Milton.
2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments. To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance. Bancroft.
3. To strive or contend about; to contest. To dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards. Prescott.
4. To struggle against; to resist. [Obs.] Dispute it [grief] like a man. Shak.
Syn. — To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue; debate; discuss; impugn. See Argue.
DISPUTEDis*pute", n. Etym: [Cf. F. dispute. See Dispute, v. i.]
1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate. Addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute. Milton.
2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. De Foe. Beyond dispute, Without dispute, indisputably; incontrovertibly.
Syn.— Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate; discussion;quarrel; disagreement; difference; contention; wrangling. SeeAltercation.
DISPUTELESSDis*pute"less, a.
Defn: Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey.
DISPUTERDis*put"er, n.
Defn: One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist.Where is the disputer of this world 1 Cor. i. 20.
DISPUTISONDis*pu"ti*son, n. Etym: [See Disputation.]
Defn: Dispute; discussion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISQUALIFICATIONDis*qual`i*fi*ca"tion, n.
1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.
2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor. I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore.
DISQUALIFYDis*qual"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified; p. pr. & vb. n.Disqualifying.]
1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; — with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift. Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey.
2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.
DISQUANTITYDis*quan"ti*ty, v. t.
Defn: To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [Obs.] Shak.
DISQUIETDis*qui"et, a.
Defn: Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] Shak.
DISQUIETDis*qui"et, n.
Defn: Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.
DISQUIETDis*qui"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disquieted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disquieting.]
Defn: To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility;to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted withinme Ps. xlii. 11.As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.
Syn.— To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
DISQUIETALDis*qui"et*al, n.
Defn: The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [Obs.][It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal. Dr. H. More.
DISQUIETERDis*qui"et*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
DISQUIETFULDis*qui"et*ful, a.
Defn: Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [R.] Barrow.
DISQUIETIVEDis*qui"et*ive, a.
Defn: Tending to disquiet. [R.]
DISQUIETLYDis*qui"et*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night. [R.] Wiseman.
DISQUIETMENTDis*qui"et*ment, n.
Defn: State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [R.]Hopkins.
DISQUIETNESSDis*qui"et*ness, n.
Defn: Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness.Hooker.
DISQUIETOUSDis*qui"et*ous, a.
Defn: Causing uneasiness. [R.]So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men. Milton.
DISQUIETTUDEDis*qui"et*tude, n.
Defn: Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance;agitation; anxiety.Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of mind. Abp. Sharp.
DISQUISITION Dis`qui*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See Quest.]
Defn: A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation. For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified. Macaulay.
DISQUISITIONALDis`qui*si"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
DISQUISITIONARYDis`qui*si"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
DISQUISITIVEDis*quis"i*tive, a.
Defn: Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.
DISQUISITORIALDis*quis`i*to"ri*al, a.
Defn: Disquisitory.
DISQUISITORYDis*quis"i*to*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. Ed. Rev.
DISRANGE Dis*range", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + range: cf. OF. desrengier, F. dérangier. See Derange, Disrank.]
Defn: To disarrange. [Obs.] Wood.
DISRANKDis*rank" (; see Dis-), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Derange.]
1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]
2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. Decker.
DISRATEDis*rate", v. t.
Defn: To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. Marryat.
DISRAYDis*ray", variant
Defn: of Disarray. [Obs.] Holland.
DISREALIZEDis*re"al*ize, v. t.
Defn: To divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.] Udall.
DISREGARDDis`re*gard", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disregarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Disregarding.]
Defn: Not 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 disregarded fame. Blackmore.
DISREGARDDis`re*gard", n.
Defn: The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight. The disregard of experience. Whewell.
DISREGARDERDis`re*gard"er, n.
Defn: One who disregards.
DISREGARDFULDis`re*gard"ful, a.
Defn: Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.
DISREGARDFULLYDis`re*gard"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: Negligently; heedlessly.
DISRELISHDis*rel"ish (; see Dis-), n.
1. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for some kinds of food. Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty. Burke.
2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness. Milton.
DISRELISHDis*rel"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrelished; p. pr. & vb. n.Disrelishing.]
1. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to feel a degree of disgust at. Pope.
2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree. Milton.
DISREMEMBERDis`re*mem"ber, v. t.
Defn: To fail to remember; to forget. [Obs. or Archaic]
DISREPAIRDis`re*pair", n.
Defn: A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair.The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. Sir W. Scott.
DISREPUTABILITYDis*rep`u*ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being disreputable. [R.]
DISREPUTABLEDis*rep"u*ta*ble, a.
Defn: Not reputable; of bad repute; 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. Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you probably consider as laudable in yourself Bp. Watson.
Syn.— Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful; shameful.
DISREPUTABLYDis*rep"u*ta*bly, adv.
Defn: In a disreputable manner.
DISREPUTATIONDis*rep`u*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Loss or want of reputation or good name; dishonor; disrepute; disesteem. "A disreputation of piety." Jer. Taylor.
DISREPUTEDis`re*pute", n.
Defn: Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem;discredit.At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell intogeneral disrepute. Sir W. Scott.
Syn.— Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
DISREPUTEDis`re*pute", v. t.
Defn: To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.]More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor.
DISRESPECTDis`re*spect", n.
Defn: Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility;discourtesy.Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect. Pope.
DISRESPECTDis`re*spect", v. t.
Defn: To show disrespect to.We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber.
DISRESPECTABILITYDis`re*spect`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Want of respectability. Thackeray.
DISRESPECTABLEDis`re*spect"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold.
DISRESPECTERDis`re*spect"er, n.
Defn: One who disrespects.
DISRESPECTFULDis`re*spect"ful, a.
Defn: Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect;uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.— Dis`re*spect"ful*ly, adv.— Dis`re*spect"ful*ness, n.
DISRESPECTIVEDis`re*spect"ive, a.
Defn: Showing want of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DISREVERENCEDis*rev"er*ence, v. t.
Defn: To treat irreverently or with disrespect. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
DISROBE Dis*robe" (; see Dis-), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disrobed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrobing.]
Defn: To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure. Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton.
DISROBERDis*rob"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, disrobes.
DISROOFDis*roof", v. t.
Defn: To unroof. [R.] Carlyle.
DISROOTDis*root", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrooted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disrooting.]
Defn: To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from afoundation; to uproot.A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneousinundations. Goldsmith.
DISROUTDis*rout", v. i. Etym: [Cf. OF. desrouter, F. dérouter.]
Defn: To put to rout. Taylor (1630).
DISRUDDERDis*rud"der, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.
DISRULILYDis*ru"li*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disorderly manner. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
DISRULYDis*ru"ly, a.
Defn: Unruly; disorderly. [Obs.]
DISRUPT Dis*rupt", a. Etym: [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture.]
Defn: Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
DISRUPTDis*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disrupting.]
Defn: To break asunder; to rend. Thomson.
DISRUPTIONDis*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. disruptio, diruptio.]
Defn: The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state.
DISRUPTIVEDis*rupt"ive, a.
Defn: Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery. Nichol.
DISRUPTUREDis*rup"ture, n.
Defn: Disruption. [R.] Jefferson.
DISSATISFACTIONDis*sat`is*fac"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction. Addison.
Syn. — Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation; distaste; dislike.
DISSATISFACTORYDis*sat`is*fac"to*ry, a.
Defn: Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing. To have reduced the different qualifications in the different States to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States, as difficult for the Convention. A. Hamilton. — Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness, n.
DISSATISFYDis*sat"is*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissatisfying.]
Defn: To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's fortune. The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. Bancroft.