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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.</def>

<h1>Dissolver</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis*solv"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate.</def>

<blockquote>Thou kind <b>dissolver</b> of encroaching care. <i>Otway.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dissolving</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis*solv"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Melting; breaking up; vanishing.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Dis*solv"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<cs><col>Dissolving view</col>, <cd>a picture which grows dim and is gradually replaced by another on the same field; -- an effect produced by magic lanterns.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dissonance</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis"so*nance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dissonantia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>dissonance</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.</def>

<blockquote>Filled the air with barbarous <b>dissonance</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Want of agreement; incongruity.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Dissonancy</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis"so*nan*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Discord; dissonance.</def>

<h1>Dissonant</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis"so*nant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dissonans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>dissonare</ets> to disagree in sound, be discordant; <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>sonare</ets> to sound: cf. F. <ets>dissonant</ets>. See <er>Sonant</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.</def>

<blockquote>With clamor of voices <b>dissonant</b> and loud. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Disagreeing; incongruous; discrep<?/<?/<?/<?/, -- with <i>from</i> or <i>to</i>.</def> "Anything <i>dissonant</i> to truth."

<i>South.</i>

<blockquote>What can be <b>dissonant</b> from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman? <i>Hakewill.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disspirit</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis*spir"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Dispirit</er>.</def>

<h1>Dissuade</h1> <Xpage=433>

<hw>Dis*suade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dissuaded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dissuading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dissuadere</ets>, <ets>dissuasum</ets>; <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>suadere</ets> to advise, persuade: cf. F. <ets>dissuader</ets>. See <er>Suasion</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course).</def> <mark>[Obsolescent]</mark>

<blockquote>Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, <b>dissuaded</b> her with great ardor: and I stood neuter. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>