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<h1>Dismarch</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*march"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To march away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Dismarry</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*mar"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>marry</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>desmarier</ets>, F. <ets>d\'82marier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ld. Berners.</i>

<h1>Dismarshal</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*mar"shal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To disarrange; to derange; to put in disorder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Drummond.</i>

<h1>Dismask</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*mask"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>mask</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82masquer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To divest of a mask.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Dismast</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*mast"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dismasted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dismasting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>mast</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82m\'83ter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; <as>as, a storm <ex>dismasted</ex> the ship</as>.</def>

<h1>Dismastment</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*mast"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Marshall.</i>

<h1>Dismaw</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*maw"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To eject from the maw; to disgorge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shelton.</i>

<h1>Dismay</h1> <Xpage=427>

<hw>Dis*may"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dismayed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dismaying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>desmaien</ets>, <ets>dismaien</ets>, OF. <ets>esmaier</ets>; pref. <ets>es-</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + OHG. <ets>magan</ets> to be strong or able; akin to E. <ets>may</ets>. In English the pref. <ets>es-</ets> was changed to <ets>dis-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>). See <er>May</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.</def>

<blockquote>Be not afraid, neither be thou <b>dismayed</b>. <i>Josh. i. 9.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>What words be these? What fears do you <b>dismay</b>? <i>Fairfax.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Do not <b>dismay</b> yourself for this. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt; dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. -- To <er>Dismay</er>, <er>Daunt</er>, <er>Appall</er>. <i>Dismay</i> denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension. To <i>daunt</i> supposes something more sudden and startling. To <i>appall</i> is the strongest term, implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the faculties.</syn>

<blockquote>So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, <b>dismayed</b>, The lions roaring through the midnight shade. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>