Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: disprove – dissent
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disprove, v. [OFr < L. dis- + prover, prove.]
Refute; rebut; discredit; repudiate; show to be false.
dispute, n. [ME < L. disputāre, compute, estimate, investigate.]
Conflict; controversy; drama.
dispute (disputing), v. [see dispute, n.]
Refute; contradict; deny; (see Mark 9:33).
disrespect, n. [dis- + respect; see respect, n.]
Impudence; insult; insolence.
disrespectful, adj. [dis- + respectful; see respectful, adj.]
Contemptuous; impudent; insolent.
dissect, v. [L. dissecāre, to cut apart.]
Examine; critique; scrutinize; analyze in detail.
dissembler, n. [OFr < L. dissimulāre, disguise, conceal.]
Hypocrite; deceiver; charmer; (see Psalms 26:4).
dissembling, adj. [adapted form of L. dissimulāre, disguise, conceal.] (webplay: assume).
- Concealing; indefinite; bewildering.
- Deceptive; hypocritical; insincere.
disseminate (-d, disseminating), v. [L. dissēmināt-, spread abroad; dis- + sēmen, seed.]
- Broadcast; distribute; scatter abroad; [fig.] magnify.
- Diffuse; disperse.
dissent, n. [L. dissent-īre, differ in sentiment.] (webplay: parishes, separate).
Opposition; protest; complaint.