Webster's Dictionary 1913

4213

Dishumor

Dis‐hu″mor (?), n. Ill humor.

4214

Dishumor (2)

Dis‐hu″mor, v. t. To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor. B. Jonson.

4215

Dishwasher

Dish″wash′er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.2. (Zoöl.) A European bird; the wagtail.

4216

Dishwater

Dish″wa′ter (?), n. Water in which dishes have been washed. “Suds and dishwater.” Beau. & Fl.

4217

Disillusion

Dis′il‐lu″sion (?), n. The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell.

4218

Disillusion (2)

Dis′il‐lu″sion, v. t. To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.

4219

Disillusionize

Dis′il‐lu″sion‐ize (?), v. t. To disenchant; to free from illusion. “The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life.” W. Black.

4220

Disillusionment

Dis′il‐lu″sion‐ment (?), n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.

4221

Disimbitter

Dis′im‐bit″ter (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + imbitter. Cf. Disembitter.] To free from bitterness.

4222

Disimpark

Dis′im‐park″ (?), v. t. To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park. Spectator.

4223

Disimpassioned

Dis′im‐pas″sioned (?), a. Free from warmth of passion or feeling.

4224

Disimprove

Dis′im‐prove″ (?), v. t. To make worse; — the opposite of improve. Jer. Taylor.

4225

Disimprove (2)

Dis′im‐prove″, v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate.

4226

Disimprovement

Dis′im‐prove″ment (?), n. Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth.

4227

Disincarcerate

Dis′in‐car″cer‐ate (?), v. t. To liberate from prison. Harvey.

4228

Disinclination

Dis‐in′cli‐na″tion (?), n. The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.Disappointment gave him a disincli...

4229

Disincline

Dis′in‐cline″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinclined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disinclining.] To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unw...

4230

Disinclose

Dis′in‐close″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Disenclose.] To free from being inclosed.

4231

Disincorporate

Dis′in‐cor″po‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disincorporated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disincorporating (?).] 1. To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the ...

4232

Disincorporate (2)

Dis′in‐cor″po‐rate (?), a. Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. Bacon.

4233

Disincorporation

Dis′in‐cor′po‐ra″tion (?), n. Deprivation of the rights and privileges of a corporation. T. Warton.

4234

Disinfect

Dis′in‐fect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disinfected; p. pr. & vb. n.Disinfecting.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuo...

4235

Disinfectant

Dis′in‐fect″ant (?), n. That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.

4236

Disinfection

Dis′in‐fec″tion (?), n. The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.

4237

Disinfector

Dis′in‐fect″or (?), n. One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants.

4238

Disinflame

Dis′in‐flame″ (?), v. t. To divest of flame or ardor. Chapman.

4239

Disingenuity

Dis‐in′ge‐nu″i‐ty (?), n. Disingenuousness. Clarendon.