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Dispend (?), v. t. [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See , , and cf. .] To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.
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Dispender (?), n. One who dispends or expends; a steward. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 1).
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Dispensable (?), a. [LL. dispensabilis. See .] 1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
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2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
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Dispensableness, n. Quality of being dispensable.
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Dispensary (?), n.; pl. Dispensaries (#). [Cf. F. dispensaire.] 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.
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2. A dispensatory. Pope.
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Dispensation (?), n. [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.
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To respect the dispensations of Providence. Burke.
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2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
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Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man. Rogers.
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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.).
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A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry. Ward.
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Dispensative (?), a. [Cf. F. dispensatif.] Granting dispensation.
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Dispensatively, adv. By dispensation. Wotton.
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Dispensator (?), n. [L.] A distributer; a dispenser. Bacon.
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Dispensatorily (?), adv. In the way of dispensation; dispensatively.
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Dispensatory (?), a. [L. dispensatorius relating to management. See , v. t.] Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. “Dispensatory power.” Bp. Rainbow.
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Dispensatory, n.; pl. Dispensatories (�). 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 pharmacopœia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.
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Dispense (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dispensing.] [F. dispenser, L. dispensare, intens. of dispendere. See .] 1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.
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He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
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While you dispense the laws, and guide the state. Dryden.
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3. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.]
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His sin was dispensed
With gold, whereof it was compensed. Gower.
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4. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
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It was resolved that all members of the House who held commissions, should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance. Macaulay.
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He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself. Johnson.
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Dispense, v. i. 1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.]
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One loving hour
For many years of sorrow can dispense. Spenser.
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2. To give dispensation.
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He [the pope] can also dispense in all matters of ecclesiastical law. Addis & Arnold (Cath. Dict. )
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Coloq. 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.
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Dispense, n. [Cf. F. dispense dispensation. See , v. t.] Dispensation; exemption. [Obs.]
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Dispense, n. [OF. despense, F. dépense.] Expense; profusion; outlay. [Obs.]
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It was a vault built for great dispense. Spenser.
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dispensed adj. distributed or weighed out in carefully determined portions; as, medicines dispensed to the sick.
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Dispenser (?), n. One who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer; as, a dispenser of favors.
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Dispeople (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispeopled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dispeopling (?).] [Pref. dis- + people: cf. F. dépeupler.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
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Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.
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A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. Milton.
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Dispeopler (?), n. One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator. Gay.
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Disperge (?), v. t. [L. dispergere. See .] To sprinkle. [Obs.]
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Dispermous (d�spẽrmŭs), a. [Gr. di- = dis + sperma seed, fr. speirein to sow: cf. F. disperme.] (Bot.) Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.
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Disperple (?), v. t. [OF. desparpeulier.] To scatter; to sprinkle. [Obs.]
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Odorous water was
Disperpled lightly on my head and neck. Chapman.
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Dispersal (?), n. The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion. Darwin.
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Disperse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dispersing.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See .] 1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7.
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Two lions, in the still, dark night,
A herd of beeves disperse. Cowper.
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2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
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Dispersed are the glories. Shak.

Syn. -- To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
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Disperse, 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.
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2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.
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He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
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Dispersed (?), a. Scattered. -- Dispersedly (#), adv. -- Dispersedness, n.
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Coloq. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.
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Disperseness (?), n. Dispersedness. [Obs.]
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Disperser (?), n. One that disperses.
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Dispersion (?), n. [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.
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The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished. Jer. xxv. 34.
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2. (Opt.) The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.
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Coloq. 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.
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Dispersive (?), a. Tending to disperse.
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Coloq. 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.

-- Dispersiveness, n.
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Disperson'ate (?), v. t. To deprive of personality or individuality. [R.]
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We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves. Hare.
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Dispirit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.] 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.
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Not dispirited with my afflictions. Dryden.
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He has dispirited himself by a debauch. Collier.
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2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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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.
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dispirited, a. Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm; disheartened; discouraged; daunted.
Syn. -- depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low, low-spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized.
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-- Dispiritedly, adv. -- Dispirited, n.
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dispiriting adj. causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn. -- demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening.
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2. causing dejection or depression.
Syn. -- black, dark, depressing, grim.
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Dispiritment (?), n. Depression of spirits; discouragement. [R.]
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Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment, was waiting the slow conclusion of this. Carlyle.
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Dispiteous (?), a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf. .] Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. Spenser. -- Dispiteously, adv. [Obs.]
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Displace (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Displacing.] [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.
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2. To crowd out; to take the place of.
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Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas. London Times.
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3. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
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4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.]
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You have displaced the mirth. Shak.

Syn. -- To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.
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Displaceable (?), a. Capable of being displaced.
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Displacement (?), n. [Cf. F. déplacement.] 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
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Unnecessary displacement of funds. A. Hamilton.
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The displacement of the sun by parallax. Whewell.
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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.
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3. (Chem.) 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.
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Coloq. 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.
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Displacency (?), n. [LL. displacentia, for L. displicentia, fr. displicere to displease; dis- + placere to please. See , and cf. .] Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Displacer (?), n. 1. One that displaces.
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2. (Chem.) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
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Displant (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di�planted; p. pr. & vb. n. Displanting.] [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.
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I did not think a look,
Or a poor word or two, could have displanted
Such a fixed constancy. Beau. & Fl.
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2. To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a country of inhabitants. Spenser.
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Displantation (?), n. The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Displat (?), v. t. To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat. [Obs.] Hakewill.
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Display (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Displaying.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier, desploier, F. déployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See , and cf. , .] 1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
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The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.
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2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line. Farrow.
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3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
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His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.
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4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
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Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. Prescott.
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5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
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6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]
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And from his seat took pleasure to display
The city so adorned with towers. Chapman.

7. (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.
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Syn. -- To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
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Display, v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. Shak.
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Display, n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
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Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench.
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2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
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He died, as erring man should die,
Without display, without parade. Byron.
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3. (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called display device. Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used. The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display.
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4. (Computers) The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image.
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5. (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense.
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Displayed (?), a. 1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.
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2. (Her.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of prey, esp. an eagle.
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3. (Print.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.
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Displayer (?), n. One who, or that which, displays.
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Disple (?), v. t. To discipline; to correct. [Obs.]
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And bitter Penance, with an iron whip,
Was wont him once to disple every day. Spenser.
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Displeasance (?), n. [OF. desplaisance, F. déplaisance. Cf. .] Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Displeasant (?), a. [OF. desplaisant, F. déplaisant. See .] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [Obs.] Speed. -- Displeasantly, adv. [Obs.] Strype. -- Displeasantness, n. [Obs.]
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Displease (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displeased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Displeasing.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F. déplaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to please. See , and cf. .] 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.
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God was displeased with this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 7.
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Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Bk. of Com. Prayer).
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This virtuous plaster will displease
Your tender sides. J. Fletcher.
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Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be displeased therewith? Barrow.
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2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
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I shall displease my ends else. Beau. & Fl.

Syn. -- To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger; provoke; affront.
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Displease, v. i. To give displeasure or offense. [Obs.]
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Displeasedly (?), adv. With displeasure. [R.]
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Displeasedness, n. Displeasure. [R.] South.
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Displeaser (?), n. One who displeases.
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Displeasing, a. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. -- Displeasingly, adv. -- Displeasingness, n. Locke.
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Displeasure (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + pleasure: cf. OF. desplaisir, F. déplaisir. Cf. .] 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.
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O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Ps. vi. 1.
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Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn
From his displeasure. Milton.
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2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense; injury.
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Hast thou delight to see a wretched man
Do outrage and displeasure to himself? Shak.
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