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<i>Sherburne.</i>

<h1>Disembellish</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bel"lish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>embellish</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82sembellir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.</def>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Disembitter</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bit"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To free from</def>

<h1>Disembodied</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bod"ied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>disembodied</b> spirits of the dead. <i>Bryant.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disembodiment</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bod"i*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of disembodying, or the state of being disembodied.</def>

<h1>Disembody</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bod"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disembodied</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disembodying</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To divest of the or corporeal existence.</def>

<blockquote>Devils embodied and <b>disembodied</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers,-</def>

<i>Wilhelm.</i>

<h1>Disembogue</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bogue"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disembogued</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disemboguing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Sp. <ets>desembocar</ets>; pref. <ets>des-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>) + <ets>embocar</ets> to put into the mouth, fr. <ets>en</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>boca</ets> mouth, fr. L. <ets>bucca</ets> cheek. Cf. <er>Debouch</er>, <er>Embogue</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.</def>

<blockquote>Rolling down, the steep Timav<?/s raves, And through nine channels <b>disembogues</b> his waves. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To eject; to cast forth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Disembogue</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bogue"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become discharged; to flow put; to find vent; to pour out contents.</def>

<blockquote>Volcanos bellow ere they <b>disembogue</b>. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disemboguement</h1> <Xpage=424>

<hw>Dis`em*bogue"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of disemboguing; discharge.</def>

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