disembroil (disembroil)

t. [ It is by this means that Monsieur Vaillant has disem broiled a history that was lost to the world before his time, and out of a short collection of medals has given us a chronicle of the kings of Syria. Add is on, Ancient Medals, i. disemic (di-sē'mik), a. [ disemus , σήμα , a sign, mark, σημείον , a sign, mark, unit of time, mora.] In anc. pros., con- taining or equal to two more, or units of time; equivalent to or constituting two normal shorts or one ordinary long: as, a disemic time, thesis, or arsis. A disemic long is the ordinary long, equal to ✔✔, as distinguished from the trisemic , tetrasemic , and pent as emic longs , equal to ~~~ respectively. A disemic pause (also called a prosthesis) e ential to the rhythm, but not represented by syllables in the text. A pyrrhic, or foot of two short syllables, is apparently disemic, but according to the best authorities was really trisemic in delivery. See dichronous. IMG:content-2784.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-2785.png:[blocks in formation] priv. + increase.] To decrease. Chaucer . disencreaset, n. [ME. disencrese; from the verb.] Diminution. Complaint of the Black Knight . disencumber (dis-en-kum'bėr), v. t. [ désencombrer = Pr. desencom- brar ; as dis -priv. + encumber . Cf. discumber .] To free from encumbrance or from whatever tends to encumber, burden, hamper, or impede; disburden: as, the troops disencumbered them- selves of their baggage; to disencumber the mind of its prejudices; to disencumber an es- Dryden, All for Love, Pref. The struggling elements of the modern Spanish were disencumbering themselves from the forms of the corrupt- ed Latin. Ticknor , Span. Lit., I. 37. disencumberment (dis-en-kum'ber-ment), n. [ disencumber + -ment .] The act of disencum- bering, or of freeing from encumbrance: as, the disencumberment of an estate from debt by pay- ing off the mortgage. disencumbrance (dis-en-kum'brans), n. disencumber + -ance. Cf. encumbrance.] Free- dom or deliverance from encumbrance or from whatever tends to encumber or burden: as, the disencumbrance of an estate. IMG:content-2786.png:[blocks in formation] endow.] To deprive of an endowment or of en- dowments, as a church or other institution. Mr. Borlase seems, almost as a matter of course, to as- sume that the Church is to be presently disendowed upon the scheme of the Liberation Society. Nineteenth Century , XX. 567. disendowed (dis-en-doud'), a. [ dis- priv. + endowed .] Not endowed; destitute of means or privileges; in a state of poverty or depen- dence; hence, proletarian; plebeian. He implored them to bestow upon the disendowed cla - es, as they were called, all the benefits of civilization. Victor Hugo and his Times. disendowment (dis-en-dou'ment), n. [ disen- dow +-ment.] The act of depriving or divest- ing of an endowment or endowments. There must, of course, be Disendowment [of the Estab- lished Church] as well as Disestablishment, and the appro- R. J. Hinton , Eng. Radical Leaders, p. 25. disenfranchise (dis-en-från'chiz), v . t .; pret. and pp. disenfranchised , ppr. disenfranchising . [ dis- priv. + enfranchise.] To disfranchise. Booth . [Rare.] disenfranchisement (dis-en-från'chiz-ment), n . [ disenfranchise + -ment .] Disfranchise- ment. Booth. [Rare.] disengage (dis-en-gāj'), v.; pret. and pp. disen- gaged , ppr. disengaging . [OF. des engager , F. désengager , des -priv. + engager , engage: see dis- and engage .] I. trans. 1. To set free or release from pledge or engagement; release from promise, engagement, or vow. IMG:content-2787.png:[blocks in formation] 2. The state of being disengaged or free. The disengagement of the spirit from the voluptuous ap- petites of the flesh is to be studied and intended. 3. Freedom from engro ing occupation; va- cancy; leisure. Disengagement is absolutely nece ary to enjoyment. Bp. Butler. 4. Freedom from constraint; ease; grace. Oh, Madam! your Air! - The Negligence, the Disen- gagement of your Manner! Steele, The Funeral, iii. 1. 5. A manœuver in fencing. See disengage, v. t., 3. 3. In fencing , to carry or pa the point of (the weapon) from one side to the other over or un- From need of tears he will defend your soul, Or make a rebaptizing of one tear; disensanityt (dis-en-san'i-ti), n. [Irreg. dis- (here intensive) + * ensanity for insanity .] In- sanity; folly. What tediosity and disensanity Is here among ye! IMG:content-2788.png:[blocks in formation] disentail disentail ail (dis-en-tal'), v. v. t. [Also formerly dis intail, dis in tale; In all these respects with much more reason undoubt. edly ought the censure of the Church be quite devested and disintal'd of all jurisdiction whatsoever. Milton , Church-Government, ii. 3.