Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dissolvable

Dis‐solv″a‐ble (?), a. [From Dissolve, cf. Dissoluble.] Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component parts; capable of being liquefied; soluble. — Dis‐solv″a‐ble‐ness...

4754

Dissolvative

Dis‐solv″a‐tive (?), n. Having the power to dissolve anything; solvent. Frampton.

4755

Dissolve

Dis‐solve″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dissolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dissolving.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.] 1. To sep...

4756

Dissolve (2)

Dis‐solve″, v. i. 1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.A figureTrenched in ice, which with an hour...

4757

Dissolvent

Dis‐solv″ent (?), a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.] Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.

4758

Dissolvent (2)

Dis‐solv″ent, n. 1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.Melted in the crucible dissolvents. A. ...

4759

Dissolver

Dis‐solv″er (?), n. One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate.Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. Otway.

4760

Dissolving

Dis‐solv″ing, a. Melting; breaking up; vanishing. — Dis‐solv″ing‐ly, adv.Dissolving view, a picture which grows dim and is gradually replaced by another on the same field; — an ...

4761

Dissonance

Dis″so‐nance (?), n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.Filled the air with barbarous disson...

4762

Dissonancy

Dis″so‐nan‐cy (?), n. Discord; dissonance.

4763

Dissonant

Dis″so‐nant (?), a. [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See Sonant.] 1. Sounding harshly; d...

4764

Disspirit

Dis‐spir″it (?), v. t. See Dispirit.

4765

Dissuade

Dis‐suade″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissuading.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion.] 1. To ad...

4766

Dissuader

Dis‐suad″er (?), n. One who dissuades; a dehorter.

4767

Dissuasion

Dis‐sua″sion (?), n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See Dissuade.] 1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.In spite of all the dissuasions of his f...

4768

Dissuasive

Dis‐sua″sive (?), a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. — n. A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation....

4769

Dissuasory

Dis‐sua″so‐ry (?), n. A dissuasive.This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey.

4770

Dissunder

Dis‐sun″der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dissundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dissundering.] [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.] To separate; to sunder; to destroy. Chapman.

4771

Dissweeten

Dis‐sweet″en (?), v. t. To deprive of sweetness. Bp. Richardson.

4772

Dissyllabic

Dis′syl‐lab″ic (dĭs′sĭl‐lăb″ĭk), a. [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable.] Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B. Jonson.

4773

Dissyllabification

Dis′syl‐lab′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. A forming into two syllables.

4774

Dissyllabify

Dis′syl‐lab″i‐fy (?), v. t. [Dissyllable + -fly.] To form into two syllables. Ogilvie.

4775

Dissyllabize

Dis‐syl″la‐bize (?), v. t. To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.

4776

Dissyllable

Dis‐syl″la‐ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. �; δι- = δίσ- twice + � syllable. See Syllable.] A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.

4777

Dissymmetrical

Dis′sym‐met″ric‐al (?), a. Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.

4778

Dissymmetry

Dis‐sym″me‐try (?), n. [Pref. dis- + symmetry.] Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.

4779

Dissympathy

Dis‐sym″pa‐thy (?), n. Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.