Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DISPROVE

DISPROVE, verb transitive [dis and prove.]1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to disprove an assertion, a statement, an argument, a proposition.2. To convict o...

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DISPROVED

DISPROVED, participle passive Proved to be false or erroneous; refuted.

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DISPROVER

DISPROVER, noun One that disproves or confutes.

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DISPROVING

DISPROVING, participle present tense Proving to be false or erroneous; confuting; refuting.

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DISPUNGE

DISPUNGE, verb transitive [dis and spunge.] To expunge; to erase; also, to discharge as from a spunge. [Il formed and little used.]

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DISPUNISHABLE

DISPUNISHABLE, adjective [dis and punishable.] Without penal restraint; not punishable.

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DISPURSE

DISPURSE, for disburse. [Not in use.]

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DISPURVEY

DISPURVEY, verb transitive To unprovide. [Not in use.]

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DISPURVEYANCE

DISPURVEYANCE, noun Want of provisions. [Not in use.]

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DISPUTABLE

DISPUTABLE, adjective [See Dispute.] That may be disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted or contested; controvertible; of doubtful certainty. We speak of disputa...

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DISPUTANT

DISPUTANT, noun One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition.DISPUTANT, adjective Disputing; engaged in controversy.

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DISPUTATION

DISPUTATION, noun [Latin]1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest, respecting...

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DISPUTATIOUS

DISPUTATIOUS, adjective Inclined to dispute; apt to cavil or controvert; as a disputatious person or temper.The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the ...

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DISPUTATIVE

DISPUTATIVE, adjective Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as a disputative temper.

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DISPUTE

DISPUTE, verb intransitive [Latin dispute is radically very similar to debate and discuss, both of which are from beating, driving, agitation.]1. To contend in argument; to reas...

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DISPUTED

DISPUTED, participle passive Contested; opposed by words or arguments; litigated.

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DISPUTELESS

DISPUTELESS, adjective Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible.

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DISPUTER

DISPUTER, noun One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist.Where is the disputer of this world. 1 Corinthians 1:20.

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DISPUTING

DISPUTING, participle present tense Contending by words or arguments; controverting.DISPUTING, noun The act of contending by words or arguments; controversy; altercation.Do all ...

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DISQUALIFICATION

DISQUALIFICATION, noun [See Disqualify.]1. The act of disqualifying; or that which disqualifies; that which renders unfit, unsuitable or inadequate; as, sickness is a disqualifi...

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DISQUALIFIED

DISQUALIFIED, participle passive Deprived of qualifications; rendered unfit.

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DISQUALIFY

DISQUALIFY, verb transitive [dis and qualify.]1. To make unfit; to deprive of natural power, or the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; with for. Indisposition di...

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DISQUALIFYING

DISQUALIFYING, participle present tense Rendering unfit; disabling.

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DISQUANTITY

DISQUANTITY, verb transitive To diminish. [Not in use.]

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DISQUIET

DISQUIET, adjective [dis and quiet.] Unquiet; restless; uneasy. [Seldom used.]DISQUIET, noun Want of quiet; uneasiness; restlessness; want of tranquility in body or mind; distur...

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DISQUIETED

DISQUIETED, participle passive Made uneasy or restless; disturbed; harassed.

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DISQUIETER

DISQUIETER, noun One who disquiets; he or that which makes uneasy.