• (v. t.) To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to disengage.
Dis·in'ter·ess transitive verb [ French désintéresser to deprive of interest in; prefix dés- (L. dis- ) + intéresser to interest, from Latin interesse to import, concern. See Interest , and confer Disinterest .] To deprive or rid of interest in, ...