disunity

[Pref. dis, and English unity (q. v.).] 1. The state or condition of being disunited; disanion. "Disunity is the natural property of matter, which is nothing else but an infinite conger is of physical monads."- More. 2. A state of variance or disunion. *dis-u-şage (age asig), s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. usage (q. v.).] A gradual ce ation of use or custom. "Abolished by disusage through tract of time." Hooker : Eccles . Polity. dis-use, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. use , s. (q. v.)] 1. The act of ceasing to use, practice, or exercise; a ce ation of use, practice, or exercise. "Let us not stifle or weaken by disuse the good incl i. nations of nature." - Barrow : Sermons, vol. i., ser. 30. 2. The state of being disused; ce ation of cus tom; desuetude. "That obligation upon the lands did not prescribe, or come into disuse, but by fifty consecutive years."Arbuthnot. dis-ü'şe, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. use , v. (q. v.)] 1. To cease to use, practice, or exercise; to leave off or neglect the use of. "Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restle heretofore, Now rust disused , and shine no more, My Mary!" Cowper: To Mary. IMG:content-0241.png:[blocks in formation] "With Bion long disuse I to play." dis-üş-ing, pr. par ., a. & s. [DISUSE, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) Black lock: Meli a's Birthday. C. As subst.: The act of ceasing to use, exercise, or practice. dis-văl-u-ā-tion, s. [Pref. dis , and Eng. valu ation (q. v.).] Disgrace, disrepute, disesteem. "What can be more to the dis valuation of the power of the Spaniard, than that eleven you sand English should have marched into the heart of his countries?"- Bacon : War with Spain. dis-văl-ue, v. t. [Pref. dis, and Eng. value, v. (q. v.)] To undervalue, to lower in value, to depre ciate. IMG:content-0242.png:[blocks in formation] 1480 *dis-văn-tāge-ous, a . [A shortened form of disadvantageous , used for the sake of the rhythm.] Disadvantageous. "That had not his light horse by dis vantage ous ground Been hindered." Drayton: Polyolbion , s. 22. *dis-věl-op, v . t . [Pref. dis , and -velop , found in envelop , develop (q. v.).] To develop, to disclose. "Wherein those black thoughts disveloped themselves by action." The Unhappy Marksman (1659). ( Davies .) dis-věl-oped, pa . par . or a . [DISVELOP.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : IMG:content-0243.png:[blocks in formation] *dis-věnt-ure, s. [Pref. dis , and Eng. venture (q. v.).] A disadventure or misadventure. "Adventures, or rather dis ventures , never begin with a little." Shelton : Don Quixote , vol. i., bk. iii., ch. vi. *dis-věnt-u-rous, a . [Pref. dis . and Eng. vent urous (q. v.).) Disastrous. "This dis venturous adventure that threatens us." -Jar . vis: Don Quixote , pt. ii., bk. iv., ch. xvi. *dis-viş-er, *dis-vis-or, v. i. [Pref. dis , and Eng. visor (q. v.).] To take off the visor; to expose or unmask the face. "The kynges most noble grace never disvisered nor breathed tyll he ranne the fiue courses."-Hall: Henry IMG:content-0244.png:[blocks in formation] anything; to di uade. "Lord Brook dis warning me (from his Majesty) from coming to Theobalds this day, I was enforced to trouble your lordship with these few lines."-Lord Keeper Wil liams to Duke of Bucking ham ; Cab , p. 73. *dis-war-ren, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. warren (q. v.).] To deprive of the state or rights of a warren; to make common. "When a warren is diswarrened or broke up and laid in common."-Nelson: Laws Concerning Game (1736), p. 32. *dis-whip', v. t. [Pref. dis , and Eng. whip (q. v.).] To deprive of a whip. "Neither restored father nor dis whipped taskmaster." Carlyle: French Revolution , pt. ii., bk. i., ch. i. *dis-win-dōw, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. window (q. v.).] To destroy the windows of. "Ghastly châtea us dis roofed, dis windowed." Carlyle: French Revolution , pt. iii., bk. v., ch. vii. ( Davies .) *dis-winged, a . [Pref. dis , and Eng. winged (q. v.).] Deprived of wings. "Now dis winged , and again a worm."-Carlyle: Diamond Necklace, ch. iii. ( Davies .) *dis-witt-ed, a. [Pref. dis , and Eng. witted (q. v.).] Deprived of or out of one's wits; distracted. "She ran away alone; Which when they heard, there was not one But hasted after to be gone, As she had been dis witted ." Drayton: Nymphidia. *dis-wont', v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. wont (q.v.).] To make disused or unaccustomed; to disuse. "As if my tongue and your ears could not easily be dis wonted from our late parliamentary language, you have here in this text liberty, prerogative, the he maintenance of both."- Bishop Hall : Remains , p. 19. *dis-work-man-ship, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. workmanship (q. v.).] Bad or inferior workmanship. "Hee would not publish his own dis workmanship."_ Heywood : Apology for Actors ; Ep. to Okes. *dis-wor-ship, *dis-wur-ship, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. worship , v. (q. v.)] To dishonor, to degrade, to disgrace. "The whole body is diswurshipped ."- Udall : 1 Cor . xii. *dis wor-ship, s. [Pref. dis , and Eng. worship , s. (q.v.)] A cause of disgrace or lo of reputation or character. "I had written that common adultery is a thing which the rankest politician would think it shame and diswor ship that his law should countenance."- Milton : Colas terion , bk. i. ch. iv. *dis-wor'-ship-ping, pr . par . , a . & 8. [DISWOR SHIP, v .] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of treating with disrespect or irreverence. "It is not of worshipping, but of dispyting and di worshipping of saints."-Sir T. More: Works, p. 198. IMG:content-0245.png:[ocr errors] ditch *dis worth', v. t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. worth (q. v.).] To lower in worth, to degrade, to dis parage. "There is nothing that dis worths a man like cow. ardice."-Feltham: Resolves, 37. dis-yō ke, v. t. [Pref. dis, and Eng. yoke (q. v.).] To free from any yoko or restraint. " Disyoke their necks from custom." Tennyson: Prince , ii. 127.