Webster's Dictionary 1913

4240

Disingenuous

Dis′in‐gen″u‐ous (?), a. 1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankne...

4241

Disinhabited

Dis′in‐hab″it‐ed (?), a. Uninhabited.

4242

Disinherison

Dis′in‐her″i‐son (?), n. [See Disinherit, v. t., and cf. Disherison.] Same as Disherison. Bacon.

4243

Disinherit

Dis′in‐her″it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinherited; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinheriting.] [Cf. Disherit, Disheir.] 1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to p...

4244

Disinheritance

Dis′in‐her″it‐ance (?), n. The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison.

4245

Disinhume

Dis′in‐hume″ (?), v. t. To disinter.

4246

Disinsure

Dis′in‐sure″ (?), v. t. To render insecure; to put in danger. Fanshawe.

4247

Disintegrable

Dis‐in″te‐gra‐ble (?), a. Capable of being disintegrated, or reduced to fragments or powder.Argillo-calcite is readily disintegrable by exposure. Kirwan.

4248

Disintegrate

Dis‐in″te‐grate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disintegrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Disintegrating.] [L. dis- + integratus, p. p. of integrare to renew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See...

4249

Disintegrate (2)

Dis‐in″te‐grate, v. i. To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates.

4250

Disintegration

Dis‐in′te‐gra″tion (?), n. (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. Specifically (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or fal...

4251

Disintegrator

Dis‐in″te‐gra′tor (?), n.(Mech.) A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.

4252

Disinter

Dis′in‐ter″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinterred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disinterring.] 1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.2. To bring out, as from ...

4253

Disinteress

Dis‐in″ter‐ess (?), v. t. [F. désintéresser to deprive of interest in; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + intéresser to interest, fr. L. interesse to import, concern. See Interest, and cf. ...

4254

Disinteressment

Dis‐in″ter‐ess‐ment (?), n. [Cf. F. désintéressement.] Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. Prior.

4255

Disinterest

Dis‐in″ter‐est (?), p. a. Disinterested.The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer. Taylor.

4256

Disinterest (2)

Dis‐in″ter‐est, n. 1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. Glanvill.2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. Johnson.

4257

Disinterest (3)

Dis‐in″ter‐est, v. t. To divest of interest or interested motives. Feltham.

4258

Disinterested

Dis‐in″ter‐est‐ed, a. [Cf. Disinteressed.] Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not b...

4259

Disinterestedly

Dis‐in″ter‐est‐ed‐ly, adv. In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.

4260

Disinterestedness

Dis‐in″ter‐est‐ed‐ness, n. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but whi...

4261

Disinteresting

Dis‐in″ter‐est‐ing, a. Uninteresting. “Disinteresting passages.” Bp. Warburton.

4262

Disinterment

Dis′in‐ter″ment (?), n. The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.

4263

Disinthrall

Dis′in‐thrall″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinthralled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disinthralling.] [Pref. dis- + inthrall. Cf. Disenthrall.] To free from thralldom; to disenthrall. [Writ...

4264

Disinthrallment

Dis′in‐thrall″ment (?), n. A releasing from thralldom or slavery; disenthrallment. [Written also disinthralment.]

4265

Disintricate

Dis‐in″tri‐cate (?), v. t. To disentangle. “To disintricate the question.” Sir W. Hamilton.

4266

Disinure

Dis′in‐ure″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disinuring.] [Pref. dis- + inure.] To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.We are hindered and disinured... toward...