DISPERSER
DISPERSER, noun One who disperses; as the disperser of libels.
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISPERSER, noun One who disperses; as the disperser of libels.
DISPERSING, participle present tense Scattering; dissipating.
DISPERSION, noun1. The act of scattering.2. The state of being scattered, or separated into remote parts; as, the Jews, in their dispersion retain their rites and ceremonies.3. ...
DISPERSIVE, adjective Tending to scatter or dissipate.
DISPIRIT, verb transitive [dis and spirit.]1. To depress the spirits; to deprive of courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to deject; to cast down. We may be dispirited by affli...
DISPIRITED, participle passive Discourage; depressed in spirits; dejected; intimidated.
DISPIRITEDNESS, noun Want of courage; depression of spirits.
DISPIRITING, participle present tense Discouraging; disheartening; dejecting; intimidating.
DISPITEOUS, adjective Having no pity; cruel; furious. [Not used.]
DISPLACE, verb transitive [dis and place.]1. To put out of the usual or proper place; to remove from its place; as, the books in the library are all displaced.2. To remove from ...
DISPLACED, participle passive Removed from the proper place; deranged; disordered; removed from an office or state.
DISPLACEMENT, noun The act of displacing; the act of removing from the usual or proper place, or from a state, condition or office.The displacement of the centers of the circles...
DISPLACENCY, noun [Latin, to displease.; to please.] Incivility; that which displeases or disobliges.
DISPLACING, participle present tense Putting out of the usual or proper place; removing from an office, state or condition.
DISPLANT, verb transitive [dis and plant.]1. To pluck up or to remove a plant.2. To drive away or remove from the usual place of residence; as, to displant the people of a count...
DISPLANTATION, noun1. The removal of a plant.2. The removal of inhabitants or residents people.
DISPLANTED, participle passive1. Removed from the place where it grew, as a plant.2. Removed from the place of residence; applied to persons.3. Deprived of inhabitants; applied ...
DISPLANTING, participle present tense Removing, as a plant.DISPLANTING, noun Removal from a fixed place.
DISPLAT, verb transitive [dis and plat.] To untwist; to uncurl.
DISPLAY, verb transitive [Latin, gr., to unfold.]1. Literally, to unfold; hence, to open; to spread wide; to expand.The northern wind his wings did broad display2. To spread bef...
DISPLAYED, participle passive Unfolded; opened; spread; expanded; exhibited to view; manifested.
DISPLAYER, noun He or that which displays.
DISPLAYING, participle present tense Unfolding; spreading; exhibiting; manifesting.
DISPLEASANCE, noun Anger; discontent. [Not used.]
DISPLEASANT, adjective Displezant. [See Displease.] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [The latter word is generally used.]
DISPLEASE, verb transitive displeze. [dis and please.]1. To offend; to make angry, sometimes in a slight degree. It usually expresses less than anger, vex, irritate and provoke....
DISPLEASED, participle passive Offended; disgusted.