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<hw>Dis`in*ves"ti*ture</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of depriving of investiture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ogilvie.</i>

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<hw>Dis`in*vig"or*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To enervate; to weaken.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sydney Smith.</i>

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<hw>Dis`in*volve"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

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<hw>Dis*jec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>disjicere</ets>, <ets>disjectum</ets>, to throw asunder, disperse; <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>jacere</ets> to throw.]</ety> <def>Destruction; dispersion.</def>

<i>Bp. Horsley.</i>

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<hw>Dis*join"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disjoined</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disjoining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>desjoindre</ets>, F. <ets>disjoindre</ets>, <ets>d\'82joindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>disjungere</ets>; <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>jungere</ets> to join. See <er>Join</er>, and cf. <er>Disjoint</er>, <er>Disjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.</def>

<blockquote>That marriage, therefore, God himself <b>disjoins</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly <b>disjoined</b> her from the Spanish monarchy. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Windmill Street consisted of <b>disjoined</b> houses. <i>Pennant.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect.</syn>

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<hw>Dis*join"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become separated; to part.</def>

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<hw>Dis*joint"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>desjoint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>desjoindre</ets>. See <er>Disjoin</er>.]</ety> <def>Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to <i>conjoint</i>.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

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<hw>Dis*joint"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From OF. <ets>desjoint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>desjoindre</ets>. See <er>Disjoint</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "I stand in such <i>disjoint</i>."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

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<hw>Dis*joint"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disjointed</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disjointing</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; <as>as, to <ex>disjoint</ex> limbs; to <ex>disjoint</ex> bones; to <ex>disjoint</ex> a fowl in carving.</as></def>