Dictionary: DIS-FOR'REST – DIS-GRACE'

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DIS-FOR'REST, v. [See Disafforest, and its derivatives.]

DIS-FRAN'CHISE, v.t. [dis and franchise.]

To deprive of the rights and privileges of a free citizen; to deprive of chartered rights and immunities; to deprive of any franchise, as of the right of voting in elections, &c. – Blackstone.

DIS-FRAN'CHIS-ED, pp.

Deprived of the rights and privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular franchise.

DIS-FRAN'CHISE-MENT, n.

The act of disfranchising, or depriving the privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular immunity.

DIS-FRAN'CHIS-ING, ppr.

Depriving of the privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular immunity.

DIS-FRI'AR, v.t. [dis and friar.]

To deprive of the state of a friar. [Not used.] – Sandys.

DIS-FUR'NISH, v.t. [dis and furnish.]

To deprive of furniture; to strip of apparatus, habiliments or equipage. – Shak. Knolles.

DIS-FUR'NISH-ED, pp.

Deprived of furniture; stripped of apparatus.

DIS-FUR'NISH-ING, ppr.

Depriving of furniture or apparatus.

DIS-GAL'LANT, v.t.

To deprive of gallantry. [Not used.] – B. Jonson.

DIS-GARN'ISH, v.t. [dis and garnish.]

  1. To divest of garniture or ornaments.
  2. To deprive of a garrison, guns and military apparatus; to degarnish.

DIS-GAR'RI-SON, v.t.

To deprive of a garrison. – Hewyt.

DIS-GAR'RI-SON-ED, pp.

Deprived of a garrison.

DIS-GAR'RI-SON-ING, ppr.

Depriving of a garrison.

DIS-GAV'EL, v.t. [See Gavelkind.]

To take away the tenure of gavelkind. – Blackstone.

DIS-GAV'EL-ED, pp.

Deprived of the tenure by gavelkind.

DIS-GAV'EL-ING, ppr.

Taking away tenure by gavelkind. – Blackstone.

DIS-GLO'RI-FY, v.t. [dis and glorify.]

To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity. The participle disglorified is used by Milton; but the word is little used.

DIS-GORGE', v.t. [disgorj'. Fr. degorger; de, dis, and gorge, the throat.]

  1. To eject or discharge from the stomach, throat or mouth; to vomit.
  2. To throw out with violence; to discharge violently or in great quantities from a confined place. Thus, volcanoes are said to disgorge streams of burning lava, ashes and stones. Milton's infernal rivers disgorge their streams into a burning lake.

DIS-GORG'ED, pp.

Ejected; discharged from the stomach or mouth; thrown out with violence and in great quantities.

DIS-GORGE'MENT, n. [disgorj'ment.]

The act of disgorging; a vomiting. – Hall.

DIS-GORG'ING, ppr.

Discharging from the throat or mouth; vomiting; ejecting with violence and in great quantities.

DIS-GOS'PEL, v.i. [dis and gospel.]

To differ from the precepts of the Gospel. [Not used.] – Milton.

DIS-GRACE', n. [dis and grace.]

  1. A state of being out of favor; disfavor; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
  2. State of ignominy; dishonor, shame.
  3. Cause of shame; as, to turn the back to the enemy is a foul disgrace; every vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
  4. Act of unkindness. [Not used.] – Sidney.

DIS-GRACE', v.t.

  1. To put out of favor; as, the minister was disgraced.
  2. To bring a reproach on; to dishonor; as an agent. Men are apt to take pleasure in disgracing an enemy and his performances.
  3. To bring to shame; to dishonor; to sink in estimation; as a cause; as, men often boast of actions which disgrace them.