DISCIDE
DISCIDE, verb transitive To divide; to cut in pieces. [Not used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISCINCT
DISCINCT, adjective Ungirded.
DISCIND
DISCIND, verb transitive To cut in two. [Not used.]
DISCIPLE
DISCIPLE, noun [Latin, to learn.]1. A learner; a scholar; one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another; as the disciples of Plato.2. A follower; an adherent...
DISCIPLE-LIKE
DISCIPLE-LIKE, adjective Becoming a disciple.
DISCIPLED
DISCIPLED, participle passive Taught; trained; brought up; made a disciple.
DISCIPLESHIP
DISCIPLESHIP, noun The state of a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.
DISCIPLINABLE
DISCIPLINABLE, adjective [See Discipline.]1. Capable of instruction, and improvement in learning.2. That may be subjected to discipline; as a disciplinable offense, in church go...
DISCIPLINABLENESS
DISCIPLINABLENESS, noun1. Capacity of receiving instruction by education.2. The state of being subject to discipline.
DISCIPLINANT
DISCIPLINANT, noun One of a religious order, so called from their practice of scourging themselves, or other rigid discipline.
DISCIPLINARIAN
DISCIPLINARIAN, adjective Pertaining to discipline.DISCIPLINARIAN, noun One who disciplines; one versed in rules, principles and practice, and who teaches them with precision; p...
DISCIPLINARY
DISCIPLINARY, adjective1. Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline or government; promoting discipline; as, certain canons of the church are disciplinary2. Relating to ...
DISCIPLINE
DISCIPLINE, noun [Latin, to learn.]1. Education; instruction; cultivation and improvement, comprehending instruction in arts, sciences, correct sentiments, morals and manners, a...
DISCIPLINED
DISCIPLINED, participle passive Instructed; educated; subjected to rules and regulations; corrected; chastised; punished; admonished.
DISCIPLINING
DISCIPLINING, participle passive Instructing; educating; subjecting to order and subordination; correcting; chastising; admonishing; punishing.
DISCLAIM
DISCLAIM, verb transitive [dis and claim.]1. To disown; to disavow; to deny the possession of; to reject as not belonging to ones self. A man disclaims all knowledge of a partic...
DISCLAIMATION
DISCLAIMATION, noun The act of disclaiming; a disavowing. [Not used.]
DISCLAIMED
DISCLAIMED, participle passive Disowned; disavowed; rejected; denied.
DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER, noun1. A person who disclaims, disowns or renounces.2. In law, an express or implied denial by a tenant that he holds an estate of his lord; a denial of tenure, by p...
DISCLAIMING
DISCLAIMING, participle present tense Disowning; disavowing; denying; renouncing.
DISCLOSE
DISCLOSE, verb transitive discloze. [dis and close; Latin See Close.]1. To uncover; to open; to remove a cover from, and lay open to the view.The shells being broken, the stone ...
DISCLOSED
DISCLOSED, participle passive Uncovered; opened to view; made known; revealed; told; uttered.
DISCLOSER
DISCLOSER, noun One who discloses or reveals.
DISCLOSING
DISCLOSING, participle present tense Uncovering; opening to view; revealing; making known; telling.
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE, noun Disclozhur.1. The act of disclosing; an uncovering and opening to view; discovery.2. The act of revealing; utterance of what was secret; a telling.3. The act of...
DISCLUSION
DISCLUSION, noun Discluzhun. [Latin] An emission; a throwing out. [Little used.]
DISCOAST
DISCOAST, verb intransitive To depart from; to quit the coast. [Not used.]