DISPAUPER
DISPAUPER, verb transitive [dis and pauper.] To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support, or of the capacity of suing in forma pauperis; to reduce back from the state ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISPEL
DISPEL, verb transitive [Latin, to drive., Gr. See Appeal, Peal, Pulse and Bawl.] To scatter by driving or force; to disperse; to dissipate; to banish; as, to dispel vapors; to ...
DISPELLED
DISPELLED, participle passive Driven away; scattered; dissipated.
DISPELLING
DISPELLING, participle present tense Driving away; dispersing; scattering.
DISPEND
DISPEND, verb transitive [Latin, to weigh.] To spend; to lay out; to consume. [See Expend, which is generally used.]
DISPENDER
DISPENDER, noun One that distributes.
DISPENSABLE
DISPENSABLE, adjective That may be dispensed with.
DISPENSABLENESS
DISPENSABLENESS, noun The capability of being dispensed with.
DISPENSARY
DISPENSARY, noun A house, place or store, in which medicines are dispensed to the poor, and medical advice given, gratis.
DISPENSATION
DISPENSATION, noun [Latin See Dispense.]1. Distribution; the act of dealing out to different persons or places; as the dispensation of water indifferently to all parts of the ea...
DISPENSATIVE
DISPENSATIVE, adjective Granting dispensation.
DISPENSATIVELY
DISPENSATIVELY, adverb By dispensation.
DISPENSATORY
DISPENSATORY, noun [Latin] One whose employment is to deal out or distribute; a distributor; a dispenser; the latter word is generally used.DISPENSATORY, adjective Having power ...
DISPENSE
DISPENSE, verb transitive dispens. [Latin, to weigh, primarily to move; and perhaps the original idea of expending was to weigh off, or to distribute by weight.]1. To deal or di...
DISPENSED
DISPENSED, participle passive Distributed; administered.
DISPENSER
DISPENSER, noun One who dispenses; one who distributes; one who administers; as a dispenser of favors or of the laws.
DISPENSING
DISPENSING, participle present tense1. Distributing; administering.2.adjective That may dispense with; granting dispensation; that may grant license to omit what is required by ...
DISPEOPLED
DISPEOPLED, participle passive Depopulated; deprived of inhabitants.
DISPEOPLER
DISPEOPLER, noun One who depopulates; a depopulator; that which deprives of inhabitants.
DISPEOPLING
DISPEOPLING, participle present tense Depopulating.
DISPERGE
DISPERGE, verb transitive disperj. [Latin] To sprinkle. [Not in use.]
DISPERMOUS
DISPERMOUS, adjective [Gr., seed.] In botany, two-seeded; containing two seeds only; as, umbellate and stellate plants are dispermous
DISPERSE
DISPERSE, verb transitive dispers. [Latin, to scatter.]1. To scatter; to drive asunder; to cause to separate into different parts; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.2...
DISPERSED
DISPERSED, participle passive Scattered; driven apart; diffused; dissipated.
DISPERSEDLYB
DISPERSEDLYB, adverb In a dispersed manner; separately.
DISPERSEDNESS
DISPERSEDNESS, noun The state of being dispersed or scattered.
DISPERSENESS
DISPERSENESS, noun Thinness; a scattered state. [Little used.]