Part 3234

<i>W. Black.</i>

<h1>Disillusionment</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`il*lu"sion*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.</def>

<h1>Disimbitter</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*bit"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>imbitter</ets>. Cf. <er>Disembitter</er>.]</ety> <def>To free from bitterness.</def>

<h1>Disimpark</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*park"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Spectator.</i>

<h1>Disimpassioned</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*pas"sioned</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Free from warmth of passion or feeling.</def>

<h1>Disimprove</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*prove"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make worse; -- the opposite of <i>improve</i>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<h1>Disimprove</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*prove"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To grow worse; to deteriorate.</def>

<h1>Disimprovement</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`im*prove"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Reduction from a better to a worse state; <as>as, <ex>disimprovement</ex> of the earth</as>.</def>

<h1>Disincarcerate</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`in*car"cer*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To liberate from prison.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Harvey.</i>

<h1>Disinclination</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis*in`cli*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.</def>

<blockquote>Disappointment gave him a <b>disinclination</b> to the fair sex. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Having a <b>disinclination</b> to books or business. <i>Guardian.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike; indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance.</syn>

<h1>Disincline</h1> <Xpage=426>

<hw>Dis`in*cline"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disinclined</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disinclining</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate.</def>

<blockquote>Careful . . . to <b>disincline</b> them from any reverence or affection to the Queen. <i>Clarendon.</i></blockquote>