dis-

7 definitions found

dis- - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dis \Dis\, prop. n. [L.]
     The god Pluto, god of the underworld; also called Dis Pater
     . --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

  dis \dis\ v. t. [shortened from disrespect.] [imp. & p. p.
     dissed; p. pr. & vb. n. dissing.]
     to treat in a disrespectful manner; to insult, disparage or
     belittle. [slang]
     [PJC]

  dis- \dis-\ (?; 258)
     1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes
        d['e]-, 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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["e]pists. See Disable,
           Disgrace, and the other words, beginning with dis-,
           in this Dictionary.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See Di-.
        [1913 Webster]

dis- - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  DIS
         Defense Information System (mil., USA)
         

  DIS
         Digital Identification Signal (HDLC)
         

  DIS
         Draft International Standard (ISO)
         

dis- - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "Dis":
     Agdistis, Aides, Aidoneus, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares,
     Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Cerberus, Ceres, Charon, Cora,
     Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus,
     Dis pater, Erebus, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Hel,
     Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion,
     Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur,
     Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore,
     Kronos, Loki, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Minos, Mithras,
     Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Osiris,
     Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon,
     Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Rhea, Satan, Saturn, Tellus,
     Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus