This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of an opinion, of such conduct. See Approve.
Disapprover
(Dis`ap*prov"er) n. One who disapproves.
Disapprovingly
(Dis`ap*prov"ing*ly), adv. In a disapproving manner.
Disard
(Dis"ard) n. See Dizzard. [Obs.] Burton.
Disarm
(Dis*arm") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarming ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarming.] [OE. desarmen, F.
désarmer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See Arm.]
1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render
defenseless.
Security disarms the best-appointed army.
Fuller.
The proud was half disarmed of pride.
Tennyson. 2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a
man's wrath.
Disarmament
(Dis*arm"a*ment) n. [Cf. F. désarmement.] The act of disarming.
Disarmature
(Dis*ar"ma*ture) n. [Pref. dis- + armature.] The act of divesting of armature. [R.]
Disarmed
(Dis*armed") a.
1. Deprived of arms.
2. (Her.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks. Cussans.
Disarmer
(Dis*arm"er) n. One who disarms.
Disarrange
(Dis`ar*range") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarranged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarranging.] [Pref.
dis- + arrange: cf. F. désarranger.] To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out
of order.
Disarrangement
(Dis`ar*range"ment) n. The act of disarranging, or the state of being disarranged; confusion; disorder.
Cowper.
Disarray
(Dis`ar*ray") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarrayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarraying.] [Pref. dis- +
array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.]
1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
Who with fiery steeds
Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged.
Fenton. 2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed.
Spenser. Disarray
(Dis`ar*ray") n. [Cf. F. désarroi.]
1. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
Disrank the troops, set all in disarray.
Daniel.
