dissuasive (su as sw), disswasive

& s. [Ital. di uasivo: Sp. disuasivo; from Lat. dis suasus, pa. par. of di uadeo.] A. As adj .: Tending to di uade or divert from any purpose or act; dehortatory, di uading. "The first branch of the division, the di wasive . "- Вр . Hall: Sermons, vol. i., ser. 6. B. As subst.: Dehortation; an argument or reason employed to di uade or divert a person from any purpose or act; anything which di uades or tends to di uade from any act. "A hearty di uasive from that practice."- Sharp : Ser mons, vol. iv., ser. 18. dis-sua-şive-ly (su as sw), adv. [Eng. dis suasive: -ly.) In a di uasive manner; so as to di uade. *dis-suāş-dr-y (su as sw), a. & s. [Low Lat. di uasorius , from di uasus , pa. par. of di uadeo .] A. As adj .: Di uasive. B. As subst.: A di uasive, a di uasion. "This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has illluck in all his di uasories." -Jeffrey. *dis-sun-děr, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. sunder (q. v.).] 1. To sunder, to separate, to di ever. "So di undering quite the brave slaine beast." Chapman: Homer's Iliad, bk. xvi. 2. To break up, to destroy. "Who can this strength di under?" More: Song of the Soul , pt. i., bk. iii., § 25. *dis-sun-dered, pa . par . or adj . [DISSUNDER.] *dis-sun-der-ing, pr . par . , a. & 8. [DISSUNDER.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of sundering, separating, or di evering. *di -u-ry, *di '-u-rie, s. [Gr. dysouria.] Strangury. "When learned men could there nor then Deuise to swage the stormie rage, Nor yet the furie of my di urie ." Tu er, c. cxiii., st. 26. *dis-sweet-en, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. sweeten (q. v.).] To deprive of sweetne . "By exce the sweetest comforts will be dis sweetened , grow sour and loathsome." -Bp. Richardson. On the Old Test . (1655), p. 296. LABLE.] *dis-syl-labe, *dis-sil'-labe, s. & a. [DISSYL- A. As subst .: A di yllable. B. As adj .: Di yllabic. "All verbes di yllabes ."-B. Jonson: Eng. Gram ., ch. vii. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. -sious = shus. -ble, -dle, . = bel, del. di yllabic lables. "Grahame being, on the other side of the Tweed, usually pronounced as a di yllable." Scott: Vision of Don Roderick . (Note.) *B. As adj .: Di yllabic. "Diversified by di yllable and trisyllable terminations."-Johnson: Preface to Shakes pere. *dis-tăc-kle, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. tackle (q. v.).] To deprive of tackle, rigging, . "To ed their dis tackled fleet to the shore of Libya."Warner: Albion's England. Addit. to bk. ii. *dis-tăc-kled (kled as keld), pa . par . ra. [DIS TACKLE.] dis-tăff, *dise-stafe, *dis-taf, *dis-tafe, *dystaffe, s . [A. S. distœf : * dis or * dise , cognate with Low Dut. die e a bunch of flax on a distaff, and A. S. stæf a staff.] 1. Lit .: A cleft stick about three feet long, on which wool or carded cotton was wound in the ancient mode of spinning. The distaff was held under the left arm, and the fibers of cotton drawn from it were twisted spirally by the forefinger and thumb of the right hand. The thread, as it was spun. was wound on a reel which was suspended from and revolved with the thread during spinning. *2. Fig .: Used as an emblem of the female sex; a woman; women collectively. "In my civil government some say the crosier, some say the dis taff was too busy."- Howel : Engl. Tears . IMG:content-0199.jpg:[ocr errors] IMG:content-0200.png:[blocks in formation] family or descent. distaff-thistle, s. Bot.: Cart ham us alatus .