Dis-

[Dis-]

A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See Di-.

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A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis-denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.


A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See Di-.

Dis-

Dis- (?; 258). 1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d'82s, or sometimes d'82-, dis-. The Latin dis- appears as di- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif- before f, and either dis- or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever. &hand; Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as, disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank, disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis- as diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is followed by recent ortho'89pists. See Disable, Disgrace, and the other words, beginning with dis-, in this Dictionary. 2. A prefix from Gr. twice. See Di-.

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Dis-, Dis-, is-, Dis-, Duis-, D8is-, D9is-, Dois-, Djis-, Dkis-, Dus-, D8s-, D9s-, Dos-, Djs-, Dks-, Dius-, Di8s-, Di9s-, Dios-, Dijs-, Diks-, Dias-, Diws-, Dies-, Dids-, Dixs-, Dizs-, Dia-, Diw-, Die-, Did-, Dix-, Diz-, Disa-, Disw-, Dise-, Disd-, Disx-, Disz-, Dis0-, Dis+-, Disp-, Dis{-, Dis0, Dis+, Disp, Dis{, Dis-0, Dis-+, Dis-p, Dis-{.