Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DIS-A'BLING, ppr.

Rendering unable or incapable; depriving of adequate power or capacity, or of legal qualifications.

DIS-A-BUSE', v.t. [disabu'ze; Fr. desabuser. See Abuse.]

To free from mistake; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. It is our duty to disabuse ourselves of false notions and prejudices. If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves of artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. – J. Adams.

DIS-A-BUS'ED, pp. [disabu'zed.]

Undeceived.

DIS-A-BUS'ING, ppr. [disabu'zing.]

Undeceiving.

DIS-AC-COM'MO-DATE, v.t. [dis and accommodate.]

To put to inconvenience.

DIS-AC-COM'MO-DA-TED, pp.

Put to inconvenience.

DIS-AC-COM'MO-DA-TING, ppr.

Putting to inconvenience.

DIS-AC-COM-MO-DA'TION, n. [dis and accommodation.]

A state of being unaccommodated; a state of being unprepared. – Hale.

DIS-AC-CORD', v.i. [dis and accord.]

To refuse assent. [Not used.] – Spenser.

DIS-AC-CUS'TOM, v.t. [dis and accustom.]

To neglect familiar or customary practice; to destroy the force of habit by disuse.

DIS-AC-CUS'TOM-ED, pp.

Disused; having neglected practice or familiar use. – Tooke.

DIS-AC-CUS'TOM-ING, ppr.

Disusing; neglecting familiar or customary practice.

DIS-AC-KNOWL'EDGE, v.t. [dis and acknowledge.]

To deny; to disown. – South.

DIS-AC-KNOWL'EDG-ED, pp.

Denied; disowned.

DIS-AC-KNOWL'EDG-ING, ppr.

Denying; disowning.

DIS-AC-QUAINT', v.t. [See Acquaint.]

To dissolve acquaintance. [Little used.]

DIS-AC-QUAINT'ANCE, n.

Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar knowledge of. – South.

DIS-A-DORN', v.t.

To deprive of ornaments. – Congreve.

DIS-A-DORN'ED, pp.

Deprived of ornaments.

DIS-A-DORN'ING, ppr.

Depriving of ornaments.

DIS-AD-VANCE', v.t. [or i.]

To check; to halt. [Not in use.] – Spenser.

DIS-AD-VANT'AGE, n. [Fr. desavantage.]

1. That which prevents success, or renders it difficult; a state not favorable to successful operation. The army commenced an attack on the enemy, notwithstanding the disadvantage of its position.
2. Any unfavorable state; a state in which some loss or injury may be sustained. Hence,
3. Loss; injury; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good; as, to sell goods to disadvantage.

DIS-AD-VANT'AGE, v.t.

To injure interest; to prejudice.

DIS-AD-VANT'AGE-A-BLE, a.

Not advantageous. [Not in use.] – Bacon.

DIS-AD-VAN'TAG-ED, pp.

Injured in interest.