Webster's Dictionary 1913

4051

Disembowered

Dis′em‐bow″ered (?), a. Deprived of, or removed from, a bower. Bryant.

4052

Disembrangle

Dis′em‐bran″gle (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + em = en (L. in) + brangle.] To free from wrangling or litigation. Berkeley.

4053

Disembroil

Dis′em‐broil″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disembroiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disembroiling.] [Pref. dis- + embroil.] To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from confusi...

4054

Disemploy

Dis′em‐ploy″ (?), v. t. To throw out of employment. Jer. Taylor.

4055

Disemployment

Dis′em‐ploy″ment (?), n. The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.This glut of leisure and disemployment. Jer. Taylor.

4056

Disempower

Dis′em‐pow″er (?), v. t. To deprive of power; to divest of strength. H. Bushnell.

4057

Disenable

Dis′en‐a″ble (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + enable.] To disable; to disqualify.The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to speak. State Trials (1640).

4058

Disenamor

Dis′en‐am″or (?), v. t. To free from the captivity of love. Shelton.

4059

Disenchained

Dis′en‐chained″ (?), a. Freed from restraint; unrestrained. E. A. Poe.

4060

Disenchant

Dis′en‐chant″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disenchanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf. F. désenchanter.] To free from enchantment; to deliver from the pow...

4061

Disenchanter

Dis′en‐chant″er (?), n. One who, or that which, disenchants.

4062

Disenchantment

Dis′en‐chant″ment (?), n. [Pref. dis- + enchantment: cf. F. désenchantement.] The act of disenchanting, or state of being disenchanted. Shelton.

4063

Disencharm

Dis′en‐charm″ (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + en (L. in) + charm.] To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant. Jer. Taylor.

4064

Disenclose

Dis′en‐close (?), v. t. See Disinclose.

4065

Disencouragement

Dis′en‐cour″age‐ment (?), n. Discouragement. Spectator.

4066

Disencrese

Dis′en‐crese″ (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- + OE. encrese, E. increase.] To decrease. Chaucer.

4067

Disencrese (2)

Dis′en‐crese″, n. Decrease.

4068

Disencumber

Dis′en‐cum″ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disencumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disencumbering.] [Pref. dis- + encumber: cf. F. désencombrer.] To free from encumbrance, or from anythin...

4069

Disencumbrance

Dis′en‐cum″brance (?), n. Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome. Spectator.

4070

Disendow

Dis′en‐dow″ (?), v. t. To deprive of an endowment, as a church. Gladstone.

4071

Disendowment

Dis′en‐dow″ment (?), n. The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith.

4072

Disenfranchise

Dis′en‐fran″chise (?), v. t. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. — Dis′en‐fran″chise‐ment (#), n.

4073

Disengage

Dis′en‐gage″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disengaged (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F. désengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, ...

4074

Disengage (2)

Dis′en‐gage″, v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! Young.

4075

Disengaged

Dis′en‐gaged″ (?), a. Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant. — Dis′en‐ga″ged‐ness (#), n.

4076

Disengagement

Dis′en‐gage″ment (?), n. [Pref. dis- + engagement: cf. F. désengagement.] 1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged.It is easy to render this d...

4077

Disengaging

Dis′en‐ga″ging (?), a. Loosing; setting free; detaching.Disengaging machinery. See under Engaging.