Webster's Dictionary 1913

4915

Distune

Dis‐tune″ (?), v. t. To put out of tune.

4916

Disturb

Dis‐turb″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disturbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disturbing.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; di...

4917

Disturb (2)

Dis‐turb″, n. Disturbance. Milton.

4918

Disturbance

Dis‐turb″ance (?), n. [OF. destorbance.] 1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of r...

4919

Disturbation

Dis′tur‐ba″tion (?), n. [L. disturbatio.] Act of disturbing; disturbance. Daniel.

4920

Disturber

Dis‐turb″er (?), n. [Cf. OF. destorbeor.] 1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler.A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and...

4921

Disturn

Dis‐turn″ (?), v. t. [OF. destourner, F. détourner. See Detour.] To turn aside. Daniel.

4922

Distyle

Dis″tyle (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � pillar: cf. F. distyle.] (Arch.) Having two columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or the like.Distyle in antis, having column...

4923

Disulphate

Di‐sul″phate (?), n. [Pref. di- + sulphate.] (Chem.) (a) A salt of disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate. (b) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equival...

4924

Disulphide

Di‐sul″phide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule; — formerly called disulphuret. Cf. Bisul...

4925

Disulphuret

Di‐sul″phu‐ret (?), n. [Pref. di- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See Disulphide.

4926

Disulphuric

Di′sul‐phu″ric (?), a. [Pref. di- + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.Disulphuric acid, a thic...

4927

Disuniform

Dis‐u″ni‐form (?), a. Not uniform.

4928

Disunion

Dis‐un″ion (?), n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F. désunion.] 1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.2. A breach of concord ...

4929

Disunionist

Dis‐un″ion‐ist, n. An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion of the United States.

4930

Disunite

Dis′u‐nite″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disunited; p. pr. & vb. n.Disuniting.] 1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to d...

4931

Disunite (2)

Dis′u‐nite″, v. i. To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite. South.

4932

Disuniter

Dis′u‐nit″er (?), n. One who, or that which, disjoins or causes disunion.

4933

Disunity

Dis‐u″ni‐ty (?), n. A state of separation or disunion; want of unity. Dr. H. More.

4934

Disusage

Dis‐us″age (?), n. Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse. Hooker.

4935

Disuse

Dis‐use″ (?; see Dis-), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disusing.] 1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.2. To disaccustom; — with to or from; as, di...

4936

Disuse (2)

Dis‐use″ (?), n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.The disuse of the tongue in the only... remedy. Add...

4937

Disutilize

Dis‐u″til‐ize (?), v. t. To deprive of utility; to render useless. Mrs. Browning.

4938

Disvaluation

Dis‐val′u‐a″tion (?), n. Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute. Bacon.

4939

Disvalue

Dis‐val″ue (?; see Dis-), v. t. To undervalue; to depreciate. Shak.

4940

Disvalue (2)

Dis‐val″ue, n. Disesteem; disregard. B. Jonson.

4941

Disvantageous

Dis′van‐ta″geous (?), a. [Pref. dis- + vantage.] Disadvantageous. “Disadvantageous ground.” Drayton.