discra se, discras ite, dyscrasite

[Gr. dys, in comp.=bad, and krasis a mixture. ( Dana.) According to others, from Gr. dis =twice, twofold, and krasis a mixture, in allusion to its compos i *2. An explorer. "The discoverers and searchers of the land."- Raleigh : tion.] Hist. World, bk. ii., ch. v., § 3. *3. A spy, a scout. "Send discoverers forth, To know the numbers of our enemies." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . II ., iv. 1. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; discrase 9-44-9-82. It is a valuable and very rare ore of silver, occurring in hexagonal prisms, in Germany, Spain, and Bolivia, a ociated with other ores of silver, native arsenic and galena, and other species. Also called Antimonide of Silver, Antimonial Silver, . *dis-craşe, v . t. [ Gr.dyskrasia =a bad temperament: dysbad, and krasis a mixture.] To distemper, to disorder in temperament. "So they, when God hath bestowed their bodies upon them, as gorgeous palaces or mansion houses wherein the mind may dwell with pleasure and delight, do first, by this evil demeanour, shake and discrase them, and then being altogether carele e of repairing them, do suffer them to run to destruction." -Bar rough: Method of Physic, 1624. (Nares.) *dis-crā şed, *dis-craysed, a . [DISCRASE, v.] In a distempered condition; disordered in temper ament. IMG:content-0064.png:[blocks in formation] 1436 dis-cred-It-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DISCREDIT, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst. The act of disbelieving or distrusting; a disgracing or bringing into discredit. (q. v.).] One who discredits. dis-crěd-it-ōr, s. [Pref. dis, and Eng. creditor dis-crē et, *dis-cret, *dis-crete, a . [ Fr. dis cret ; Sp., Port., & Ital. discreto , from Lat. discretus , pa. par. of discerno to discern (q. v.).] *I. Lit.: Differing, distinct, distinguishable. "The waters fall with difference discreet." IMG:content-0065.png:[blocks in formation] "Compton was not a very discreet adviser." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xv. 2. Done or carried out with discretion and circumspection. "Yet was thy liberality discreet." Cowper: In Mem. J. Thornton, Esq . 3. Civil, obliging, polite, courteous. ( Scotch.) dis-crē'et-lý, *dis-crete-ly, *dis-cret-ly, adv. discriminable dis-crete, v. t. [Lat. discretus.] To separate. to make into distinct or discontinuous parts. "Its body is left imporous, and not discreted by atomical terminations." -Browne : Vulgar Errors , bk. ii., ch. i, dis-cre-tion (or as dis-cresh'n), *dis-cre-cion, *dis-cre-cioun, s. [Fr. discrétion ; Sp. disc rec i on ; Ital. disc rez i one , from Lat. discretio =a separation, difference, from discretus , pa. par. of discerno =to separate, to discriminate.] *I. Lit : A separation, a distinction, a difference. "To shew their despiciency of the poor Gentiles, and to pride themselves in their prerogative and discretion from them." Mede: Diatribe , p. 191. II. Figuratively : 1. The power or faculty of distinguishing things that differ, or of discerning and discriminating correctly between what is right or wrong, useful or injurious; discernment, judgment. "He was master not only of his art, but of his discretion." Pope: Homer's Ody ey (Postscript). 2. Prudence, sagacity, circumspection, discreetne , judgment. "He had not the discretion either to stop his ears, or to know from whence those blasphemies came."-Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progre , pt. i. (q. v.).] To uncreate, to annihilate. "Which doubtle else had dis created all." Sylvester: Du Bartas , wk. i., day ii., 318. dis-crěd-It, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. credit (q. v.).] 1. A want or lo of credit or reputation; disesteem; a slight degree of disgrace. "Came out of the conflict without discredit ." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng., ch. xiv. 2. A want of trust, belief, or confidence. 3. Anything which causes a lo of credit or reputation. "It would not have relished among my other discred its."-Shakesp.: Winter's Tale, v. 2.