Dissent, dis-sent′, v.i. to think differently: to disagree in opinion: to differ (with from).—n. the act of dissenting: difference of opinion: a protest by a minority: a differing or separation from an established church.—ns. Dissen′sion, disagreement in opinion: discord: strife; Dissent′er, one who separates on conscientious grounds from the service and worship of an established church: a nonconformist; Dissent′erage, condition of dissenters; Dissent′erism (rare).—adj. Dissen′tient, declaring dissent: disagreeing.—n. one who disagrees: one who declares his dissent.—p.adj. Dissent′ing.—adv. Dissent′ingly.—adj. Dissen′tious (Shak.), disposed to discord, contentious. [Fr.,—L. dissentīre, dissensum—dis, apart from, sentīre, to think.]
Dissepiment, dis-sep′i-ment, n. (bot.) a partition in compound ovaries formed by the union of the sides of their carpels.—adj. Dissepiment′al. [Low L. dissepimentum, a partition—L. dissæpīre—dis, apart, sepīre, to hedge in.]
Dissertate, dis′er-tāt, v.i. to discourse—(arch.) Dissert′.—n. Dissertā′tion, a formal discourse: a treatise.—adjs. Dissertā′tional, Dissertā′tive.—n. Dis′sertātor. [Fr.,—L. dissertāre, inten. of disserĕre, to discuss—dis, serĕre, to put in a row.]
Disserve, dis-serv′, v.t. to do the opposite of serving: (rare) to injure.—n. Disserv′ice, injury: mischief: an ill turn.—adj. Disserv′iceable. [O. Fr. desservir—L. dis, neg., servīre, to serve.]
Dissettle, dis-set′l, v.t. to unsettle.—adj. Dissett′led.—n. Dissett′lement.
Dissever, dis-sev′ėr, v.t. to sever: to part in two: to separate: to disunite.—ns. Dissev′erance, Disseverā′tion, Dissev′erment, a dissevering or parting.—p.adj. Dissev′ered, disunited. [O. Fr. dessevrer—L. dis, apart, seperāre, to separate.]
Dissheathe, dis-shēth′, v.t. to unsheathe.
Dissident, dis′i-dent, adj. dissenting.—n. a dissenter.—n. Diss′idence, disagreement. [L. dissidens, -entis, pr.p. of dissidēre—dis, apart, sedēre, to sit.]
Dissight, dis-sīt′, n. an unsightly object.
Dissilient, dis-sil′yent, adj. (bot.) bursting open with elastic force.—n. Dissil′ience. [L. dissiliens, -entis—dis, asunder, salīre, to leap.]