dis·so·ci·ate

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• 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

• 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, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|so|ci|ate — «dih SOH shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to break the connection or association with; separate: »When the honest man discovered that his companions were thieves, he dissociated himself from them. The new appointee to the Cabinet… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cal|ce|ate — «dihs KAL see iht, ayt», adjective. barefooted; unshod. ╂[< Late Latin discalceātus, past participle of discalceāre; see etym. under discalced (Cf. ↑discalced)] …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

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• 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

• 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 — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• 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