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Disprove (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Disproving.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
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That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. Atterbury.
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2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] Stirling.
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Disprover (?), n. One who disproves or confutes.
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Disprovide (?), v. t. Not to provide; to fail to provide. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Dispunct (?), a. Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous. [Obs.]
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That were dispunct to the ladies. B. Jonson.
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Dispunct, v. t. [See 1st .] To expunge. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Dispunge (?), v. t. [L. dispungere to prick apart, i. e., check off the debts and credits of an account; dis- + pungere to prick.] To expunge; to erase. [Obs.]
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Dispunge, v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Dispunishable (?), a. Without penal restraint; not punishable. [R.] Swift.
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Dispurpose (?), v. t. To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots. [R.] A. Brewer.

Dispurse (?), v. t. To disburse. [Obs.] Shak.
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Dispurvey (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + purvey: cf. OF. desporveoir, F. dépourvoir.] To disfurnish; to strip. [Obs.] Heywood.
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Dispurveyance (?), n. Want of provisions; �ack of food. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Disputable (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F. disputable. See , 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.
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Actions, every one of which is very disputable. Jer. Taylor.
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2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] Shak.
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Disputableness, n. State of being disputable.
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Disputacity (?), n. [See , v. i.] Proneness to dispute. [Obs.] Bp. Ward.
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disputant (?), a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare: cf. F. disputant. See , v. i.] Disputing; engaged in controversy. Milton.
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disputant, n. One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition.
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A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. Macaulay.
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Disputation (?), n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See , 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.
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2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
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Disputatious (?), a. Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.
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The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the new religion to the wits and philosophers of that disputations period. Buckminster.

-- Disputatiously, adv. -- Disputatiousness, n.
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Disputative (?), a. [L. disputativus.] Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper. I. Watts.
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Dispute (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disputing.] [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 , .] To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
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Therefore disputed [reasoned, Rev. Ver.] he in synagogue with the Jews. Acts xvii. 17.
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Dispute, v. t. 1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
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The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein. Milton.
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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.
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To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance. Bancroft.
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3. To strive or contend about; to contest.
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To dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards. Prescott.
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4. To struggle against; to resist. [Obs.]
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Dispute it [grief] like a man. Shak.

Syn. -- To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue; debate; discuss; impugn. See .
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Dispute, n. [Cf. F. dispute. See , v. i.] 1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
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Addicted more
To contemplation and profound dispute. Milton.
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2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. De Foe.
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Coloq. Beyond dispute , Coloq. Without dispute , indisputably; incontrovertibly.

Syn. -- Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate; discussion; quarrel; disagreement; difference; contention; wrangling. See .
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Disputeless, a. Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey.
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Disputer (?), n. One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist.
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Where is the disputer of this world? 1 Cor. i. 20.
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Disputison (?), n. [See .] Dispute; discussion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Disqualification (?), 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.
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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.
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I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore.
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disqualified (dĭskwŏlĭfīd), adj. 1. rendered ineligible by law or rule or provision; as, disqualified from voting.
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2. (Sports) barred from competition for violation of rules; as, a disqualified player.
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disqualify (dĭskwŏlĭfī), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified (dĭskwŏlĭfīd); 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.
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My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift.
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Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey.
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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.
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Disquantity (?), v. t. To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [Obs.] Shak.
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Disquiet (?), a. Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] Shak.
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Disquiet, n. Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.
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Disquiet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disquieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disquieting.] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? Ps. xlii. 11.
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As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
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Disquietal (?), n. The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [Obs.]
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[It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal. Dr. H. More.
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Disquieter (?), n. One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
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Disquietful (?), a. Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [R.] Barrow.
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Disquietive (?), a. Tending to disquiet. [R.]
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Disquietly, adv. In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night. [R.] Wiseman.
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Disquietment (?), n. State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [R.] Hopkins.
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Disquietness, n. Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness. Hooker.
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Disquietous (?), a. Causing uneasiness. [R.]
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So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men. Milton.
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Disquiettude (?), n. Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.
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Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of mind. Abp. Sharp.
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Disquisition (?), n. [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See .] 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.
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For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified. Macaulay.
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Disquisitional (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
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Disquisitionary (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
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Disquisitive (?), a. Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.
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Disquisitorial (?), a. Disquisitory.
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Disquisitory (?), a. Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. Ed. Rev.
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Disrange (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + range: cf. OF. desrengier, F. dérangier. See , .] To disarrange. [Obs.] Wood.
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Disrank (?; see ), v. t. [Cf. .] 1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]
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2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. Decker.
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disrate (?), v. t. To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. Marryat.
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disray (?), ; -- an obsolete variant. [Obs.] Holland.
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disrealize (?), v. t. To divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.] Udall.
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disregard (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. disregarded; p. pr. & vb. n. disregarding.] 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.
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Studious of good, man disregarded fame. Blackmore.
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Disregard, n. The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight.
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The disregard of experience. Whewell.
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Disregarder (?), n. One who disregards.
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Disregardful (?), a. Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.
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Disregardfully, adv. Negligently; heedlessly.
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Disrelish (?; see ), 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.
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Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty. Burke.
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2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness. Milton.
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Disrelish, 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.
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2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree. Milton.
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Disremember (?), v. t. To fail to remember; to forget. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Disrepair (?), n. A state of being in bad condition, and needing repair.
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The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. Sir W. Scott.
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Disreputability (?), n. The state of being disreputable. [R.]
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Disreputable (?), a. 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.
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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.
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Disreputably, adv. In a disreputable manner.
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Disreputation (?), n. Loss or want of reputation or good name; dishonor; disrepute; disesteem. “A disreputation of piety.” Jer. Taylor.
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Disrepute (?), n. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
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At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
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Disrepute, v. t. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.]
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More inclined to love them than to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor.
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Disrespect (?), n. Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.
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Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect. Pope.
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Disrespect, v. t. To show disrespect to.
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We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber.
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Disrespectability (?), n. Lack of respectability. Thackeray.
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Disrespectable (?), a. Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold.
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Disrespecter (?), n. One who disrespects.
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Disrespectful (?), a. Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior. -- Disrespectfully, adv. -- Disrespectfulness, n.
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Disrespective (?), a. Showing lack of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Disreverence (?), v. t. To treat irreverently or with disrespect. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Disrobe (?; see ), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disrobed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Disrobing.] 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.
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Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton.
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Disrober (?), n. One who, or that which, disrobes.
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Disroof (?), v. t. To unroof. [R.] Carlyle.
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Disroot (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrooting.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot.
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A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. Goldsmith.
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Disrout (?), v. i. [Cf. OF. desrouter, F. dérouter.] To put to rout. Taylor (1630).
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Disrudder (?), v. t. To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.
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Disrulily (?), adv. In a disorderly manner. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Disruly (?), a. Unruly; disorderly. [Obs.]
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Disrupt (?), a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See .] Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
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disrupt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting.] 1. To break asunder; to rend. Thomson.
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2. to destroy the continuity of, usually temporarily; as, electrical power was disrupted by the hurricane.
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3. To interfere with or halt, especially by causing a lack of order; as, the shouting of the demonstrators disrupted the meeting.
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disrupted adj. Not continuous in time or space. Opposite of continuous.
Syn. -- disconnected, discontinuous, noncontinuous.
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Disruption (?), n. [L. disruptio, diruptio.] 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.
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Disruptive (?), a. Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery. Nichol.
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Disrupture (?), n. Disruption. [R.] Jefferson.
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Dissatisfaction (?), n. The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.
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The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction. Addison.

Syn. -- Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation; distaste; dislike.
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Dissatisfactory (?), a. Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing.
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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.

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dissatisfied adj. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction.
Syn. -- disgruntled.
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Dissatisfy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dissatisfying.] 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.
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The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. Bancroft.
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Disseat (?), v. t. To unseat. [R.] Shak.
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Dissect (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissecting.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See .] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
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