Dictionary: DIS-EN-TRANC'ING – DIS-FOR-EST

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DIS-EN-TRANC'ING, ppr.

Arousing from a trance, sleep or revery.

DIS-E-SPOUSE', v.t. [disespouz'; dis and espouse.]

To separate after espousal or plighted faith; to divorce. – Milton.

DIS-E-SPOUS'ED, pp.

Separated after espousal; released from obligation to marry.

DIS-E-SPOUS'ING, ppr.

Separating after plighted faith.

DIS-E-STAB'LISH, v.t.

To remove from establishment.

DIS-E-STEEM', n. [dis and esteem.]

Want of esteem; slight dislike; disregard. It expresses less than hatred or contempt. – Locke.

DIS-E-STEEM', v.t.

To dislike in a moderate degree; to consider with disregard, disapprobation, dislike or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. – Denham.

DIS-E-STEEM'ED, pp.

Disliked; slighted.

DIS-E-STEEM'ING, ppr.

Disliking; slighting.

DIS-ES-TI-MA'TION, n.

Disesteem; bad repute.

DIS-EX'ER-CISE, v.t.

To deprive of exercise. [A bad word.] – Milton.

DIS-FAN'CY, v.t.

To dislike. [Not used.] – Hammond.

DIS-FA'VOR, n. [dis and favor.]

  1. Dislike; slight displeasure; discountenance; unfavorable regard; disesteem; as, the conduct of the minister incurred the disfavor of his sovereign.
  2. A state of unacceptableness; a state in which one is not esteemed or favored, or not patronized, promoted or befriended; as, to be in disfavor at court.
  3. An ill or disobliging act; as, no generous man will do a disfavor to the meanest of his species.

DIS-FA'VOR, v.t.

To discountenance; to withdraw or withhold from one, kindness, friendship or support; to check or oppose by disapprobation; as, let the man be countenanced or disfavored, according to his merits.

DIS-FA'VOR-ED, pp.

Discountenanced; not favored.

DIS-FA'VOR-ER, n.

One who discountenances. – Bacon.

DIS-FA'VOR-ING, ppr.

Discountenancing.

DIS-FEA'TURE, v.

To deprive of features; to disfigure.

DIS-FIG-U-RA'TION, n. [See Disfigure.]

  1. The act of disfiguring, or marring external form.
  2. The state of being disfigured; some degree of deformity.

DIS-FIG'URE, v.t. [dis and figure.]

  1. To change to a worse form; to mar external figure; to impair shape or form and render it less perfect and beautiful; as, the loss of a limb disfigures the body.
  2. To mar; to impair; to injure beauty, symmetry or excellence.

DIS-FIG'UR-ED, pp.

Changed to a worse form; impaired in form or appearance.

DIS-FIG'URE-MENT, n.

Change of external form to the worse; defacement of beauty. – Milton. Suckling.

DIS-FIG'UR-ER, n.

One who disfigures.

DIS-FIG'UR-ING, ppr.

Injuring the form or shape; impairing the beauty or form.

DIS-FOR-EST, v. [See DISAFFOREST.]