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• dis|pro|por|tion|ate — (adjective. DIHS pruh PR shuh niht, POHR ; verb. DIHS pruh PR shuh nayt, POHR », adjective verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. out of relation in size, number, or other factor (to something else); not in proper proportion: »A penny would be… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|af|fil|i|ate — «DIHS uh FIHL ee ayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to withdraw from affiliation with: »I wish to disaffiliate myself from any association with this enterprise (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|am|big|u|ate — «DIHS am BIHG yu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to rid (a sentence, statement, or the like) of ambiguity: »Given a syntactically ambiguous grammar, it is possible to use semantic information to disambiguate its syntax and construct a… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|as|so|ci|ate — «DIHS uh SOH shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. = dissociate. (Cf. ↑dissociate) …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|ha|bit|u|ate — «DIHS huh BIHCH u ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to cause to lose or give up a habitual action; disaccustom …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|pro|por|tion|ate|ly — «DIHS pruh PR shuh niht lee, POHR », adverb. in a disproportionate degree; inadequately or excessively: »Our public authorities and public minded citizens, whenever they embark upon a civic project, surround it with open spaces that are… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis´pro|por´tion|ate|ness — dis|pro|por|tion|ate (adjective. DIHS pruh PR shuh niht, POHR ; verb. DIHS pruh PR shuh nayt, POHR », adjective verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. out of relation in size, number, or other factor (to something else); not in proper proportion: »A penny… …   Useful english dictionary

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• dis|pas´sion|ate|ness — dis|pas|sion|ate «dihs PASH uh niht», adjective. free from emotion or prejudice; calm and impartial: »To a dispassionate observer, the drivers of both cars seemed equally to blame for the accident. SYNONYM(S): composed, cool. –dis|pas´sion|ate|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|pas´sion|ate|ly — dis|pas|sion|ate «dihs PASH uh niht», adjective. free from emotion or prejudice; calm and impartial: »To a dispassionate observer, the drivers of both cars seemed equally to blame for the accident. SYNONYM(S): composed, cool. –dis|pas´sion|ate|ly …   Useful english dictionary