Disprovable Dis·prov"a·ble adjective Capable of being disproved or refuted. Boyle.
Disproval Dis·prov"al noun Act of disproving; disproof. [ R.]
Disprove Dis·prove" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Disproved ;
present participle & verbal noun Disproving .] [ Prefix
dis- +
prove : confer Old French
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. [ Obsolete]
Stirling.
Disprover Dis·prov"er noun One who disproves or confutes.
Disprovide Dis`pro·vide" transitive verb Not to provide; to fail to provide. [ Obsolete]
Boyle.
Dispunct Dis·punct" adjective Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous. [ Obsolete]
That were dispunct to the ladies.
B. Jonson.
Dispunct Dis·punct" transitive verb [ See 1st
Dispunge .]
To expunge. [ Obsolete]
Foxe.
Dispunge Dis·punge" transitive verb [ Latin
dispungere to prick apart,
i. e. , check off the debts and credits of an account;
dis- +
pungere to prick.]
To expunge; to erase. [ Obsolete]
Dispunge Dis·punge" transitive verb See Disponge . [ Obsolete]
Dispunishable Dis·pun"ish·a·ble adjective Without penal restraint; not punishable. [ R.]
Swift.
Dispurpose Dis·pur"pose transitive verb To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots. [ R.]
A. Brewer.
Dispurse Dis·purse" transitive verb To disburse. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Dispurvey Dis`pur·vey" transitive verb [ Prefix
dis- +
purvey : confer Old French
desporveoir , French
dépourvoir .]
To disfurnish; to strip. [ Obsolete]
Heywood.
Dispurveyance Dis`pur·vey"ance noun Want of provisions; ...ack of food. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Disputable Dis`pu·ta·ble adjective [ Latin
disputabilis : confer French
disputable . See
Dispute ,
intransitive verb ]
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. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Disputableness Dis`pu·ta·ble·ness noun State of being disputable.
Disputacity Dis`pu·tac"i·ty noun [ See
Dispute ,
intransitive verb ]
Proneness to dispute. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Ward.
Disputant Dis"pu·tant adjective [ Latin
disputants , present participle of
disputare : confer French
disputant . See
Dispute ,
intransitive verb ]
Disputing; engaged in controversy. Milton.
Disputant Dis"pu·tant noun One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition. A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant .
Macaulay.
Disputation Dis`pu·ta"tion noun [ Middle English
desputeson ,
disputacion , Old French
desputeison , French
disputation , from Latin
disputatio . See
Dispute ,
intransitive verb ]
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.
Disputatious Dis`pu·ta"tious adjective 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 ,
adverb --
Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness ,
noun
Disputative Dis·put"a·tive adjective [ Latin
disputativus .]
Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper. I. Watts.
Dispute Dis·pute" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Disputed ;
present participle & verbal noun Disputing .] [ Middle English
desputen ,
disputen , Old French
desputer ,
disputer , French
disputer , from Latin
disputare ,
disputatum ;
dis- +
putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See
Putative ,
Pure .]
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.
Dispute Dis·pute" transitive verb 1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss. 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. [ Obsolete]
Dispute it [ grief] like a man.
Shak. Syn. -- To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue; debate; discuss; impugn. See
Argue .
Dispute Dis·pute" noun [ Confer French
dispute . See
Dispute ,
intransitive verb ]
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. See
Altercation .
Disputeless Dis·pute"less adjective Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey.
Disputer Dis·put"er noun One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist. Where is the disputer of this world?
1 Cor. i. 20.
Disputison Dis·pu"ti·son noun [ See
Disputation .]
Dispute; discussion. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Disqualification Dis·qual`i·fi·ca"tion noun 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.
Disqualify Dis·qual"i·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Disqualified ;
present participle & verbal noun 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.
Disquantity Dis·quan"ti·ty transitive verb To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Disquiet Dis·qui"et adjective Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [ R.]
Shak.
Disquiet Dis·qui"et noun Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.
Disquiet Dis·qui"et transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Disquieted ;
present participle & verbal noun Disquieting .]
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 within me?
Ps. xlii. 11. As quiet as these disquieted times will permit.
Sir W. Scott. Syn. -- To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
Disquietal Dis·qui"et·al noun The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [ Obsolete]
[ It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal .
Dr. H. More.
Disquieter Dis·qui"et·er noun One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
Disquietful Dis·qui"et·ful adjective Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [ R.]
Barrow.
Disquietive Dis·qui"et·ive adjective Tending to disquiet. [ R.]
Disquietly Dis·qui"et·ly adverb In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night. [ R.]
Wiseman.
Disquietment Dis·qui"et·ment noun State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [ R.]
Hopkins.
Disquietness Dis·qui"et·ness noun Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness. Hooker.
Disquietous Dis·qui"et·ous adjective Causing uneasiness. [ R.]
So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men.
Milton.
Disquiettude Dis·qui"et·tude noun Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety. Fears and disquietude , and unavoidable anxieties of mind.
Abp. Sharp.
Disquisition Dis`qui·si"tion noun [ Latin
disquisitio , from
disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate;
dis- +
quaerere to seek. See
Quest .]
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.
Disquisitional Dis`qui·si"tion·al adjective Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
Disquisitionary Dis`qui·si"tion·a·ry adjective Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
Disquisitive Dis·quis"i·tive adjective Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.
Disquisitorial Dis·quis`i·to"ri·al adjective Disquisitory.
Disquisitory Dis·quis"i·to·ry adjective Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. Ed. Rev.
Disrange Dis·range" transitive verb [ Prefix
dis- +
range : confer Old French
desrengier , French
dérangier . See
Derange ,
Disrank .]
To disarrange. [ Obsolete]
Wood.
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