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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


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Dispersive Disˇpers"ive adjective 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 , noun

Disperson'ate Disˇper"son'ˇate transitive verb To deprive of personality or individuality. [ R.]

We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves.
Hare.

Dispirit Disˇpir"it transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dispirited ; present participle & verbal noun Dispiriting .] [ Prefix 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. [ Obsolete 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.

Dispirited Disˇpir"itˇed adjective Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly , adverb -- Dis*pir"it*ed , noun

Dispiritment Disˇpir"itˇment noun Depression of spirits; discouragement. [ R.]

Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment , was waiting the slow conclusion of this.
Carlyle.

Dispiteous Disˇpit"eˇous adjective [ Prefix dis- + piteous . Confer Despiteous .] Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. Spenser. -- Dis*pit"e*ous*ly , adverb [ Obsolete]

Displace Disˇplace" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Displaced ; present participle & verbal noun Displacing .] [ Prefix dis- + place : confer French 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. [ Obsolete]

You have displaced the mirth.
Shak.

Syn. -- To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.

Displaceable Disˇplace"aˇble adjective Capable of being displaced.

Displacement Disˇplace"ment noun [ Confer French déplacement .] 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out 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. (Chemistry) 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 Disˇpla"cenˇcy noun [ Late Latin displacentia , for Latin displicentia , from displicere to displease; dis- + placere to please. See Displease , and confer Displeasance .] Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

Displacer Disˇpla"cer noun 1. One that displaces.

2. (Chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.

Displant Disˇplant" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Di...planted ; present participle & verbal noun Displanting .] [ Prefix dis- + plant : confer Old French desplanter , French 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.

Displantation Dis`planˇta"tion noun The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.

Displat Disˇplat" transitive verb To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat. [ Obsolete] Hakewill.

Display Disˇplay" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Displayed ; present participle & verbal noun Displaying .] [ Middle English displaien , desplaien , Old French despleier , desploier , French déployer ; prefix des- (L. dis- ) + pleier , ploier , plier , French ployer , plier , to fold, bend, Latin plicare . See Ply , and confer 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.) 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.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.

6. To discover; to descry. [ Obsolete]

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.

Display Disˇplay" intransitive verb To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. Shak.

Display Disˇplay" noun 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.

Displayed Disˇplayed" adjective 1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.

2. (Her.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of pray, esp. an eagle.

3. (Print.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.

Displayer Disˇplay"er noun One who, or that which, displays.

Disple Dis"ple transitive verb To discipline; to correct. [ Obsolete]

And bitter Penance, with an iron whip,
Was wont him once to disple every day.
Spenser.

Displeasance Disˇpleas"ance noun [ Old French desplaisance , French déplaisance . Confer Displacency .] Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Displeasant Disˇpleas"ant adjective [ Old French desplaisant , French déplaisant . See Displease .] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [ Obsolete] Speed. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ly , adverb [ Obsolete] Strype. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ness , noun [ Obsolete]

Displease Disˇplease" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Displeased ; present participle & verbal noun Displeasing .] [ Old French desplaisir , whence French déplaisir displeasure; prefix des- (L. dis- ) + plaisir to please. See Please , and confer 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. [ Obsolete]

I shall displease my ends else.
Beau. & Fl.

Syn. -- To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger; provoke; affront.

Displease Disˇplease" intransitive verb To give displeasure or offense. [ Obsolete]

Displeasedly Disˇpleas"edˇly adverb With displeasure. [ R.]

Displeasedness Disˇpleas"edˇness noun Displeasure. [ R.] South.

Displeaser Disˇpleas"er noun One who displeases.

Displeasing Disˇpleas"ing adjective Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly , adverb -- Dis*pleas"ing*ness , noun Locke.

Displeasure Disˇpleas"ure noun [ Prefix dis- + pleasure : confer Old French desplaisir , French déplaisir . Confer 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. [ Obsolete]

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.

Displeasure Disˇpleas"ure transitive verb To displease. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Displenish Disˇplen"ish transitive verb To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock. [ Scot.]

Displicence, Displicency Dis"pliˇcence, Dis"pliˇcenˇcy noun [ Latin displicentia . See Displacency .] Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent. [ Obsolete] W. Montagu.

Displode Disˇplode" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Disploded ; present participle & verbal noun Disploding .] [ Latin displodere , displosum ; dis- + plodere , plaudere , to clap, strike, beat.] To discharge; to explode.

In posture to displode their second tire
Of thunder.
Milton.

Displode Disˇplode" intransitive verb To burst with a loud report; to explode. " Disploding engines." Young.

Displosion Disˇplo"sion noun Explosion.

The vast displosion dissipates the clouds.
Young.

Displosive Disˇplo"sive adjective Explosive.

Displume Disˇplume" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Displumed ; present participle & verbal noun Displuming .] [ Prefix dis- + plume : confer Old French desplumer , French déplumer .] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade.

Displumed , degraded, and metamorphosed.
Burke.

Dispoline Dis"poˇline noun (Chemistry) One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series of alkaloids.

Dispond Disˇpond" noun See Despond .

Dispondee Diˇspon"dee noun [ Latin dispondeus , Greek ...; di- = di`s- twice + ... spondee.] (Gr. ... Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Dispone Disˇpone" transitive verb [ Latin disponere . See Disposition .] 1. (Her.) To dispose.

2. To dispose of. Chaucer.

3. (Scots Law) To make over, or convey, legally.

He has disponed . . . the whole estate.
Sir W. Scott.

Disponee Dis`poˇnee" noun (Scots Law) The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.

Disponer Disˇpon"er noun (Scots Law) One who legally transfers property from himself to another.

Disponge Disˇponge" transitive verb [ Prefix dis- + sponge .] To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [ Poetic & Rare] [ Written also dispunge .]

O sovereign mistress of true melancholy,
The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me
. Shak.

Dispope Disˇpope" transitive verb To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom.

One whom they disposed .
Tennyson.

Disporous Diˇspor"ous adjective [ Prefix di- + sporous .] (Biol.) Having two spores.

Disport Disˇport" noun [ Old French desport , deport . See Disport , intransitive verb , and confer Sport .] Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. Milton.

Disport Disˇport" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Disported ; present participle & verbal noun Disporting .] [ Old French se desporter ; prefix des- (L. dis- ) + French porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See Port demeanor, and confer Sport .] 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.

Disport Disˇport" transitive verb [ Old French desporter . See Disport , intransitive verb ] 1. To divert or amuse; to make merry.

They could disport themselves.
Buckle.

2. To remove from a port; to carry away. Prynne.

Disportment Disˇport"ment noun Act of disporting; diversion; play. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.

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