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Definition: DISHEVELLING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To liquidate. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To dispel. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To disintegrate. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To disentangle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To analyse. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To abolish. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To confuse or perplex. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To bedevil or fuddle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To disband, disperse or dissipate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb dishevel.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dishevel)
1. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel.[Wordnet].
2. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.[Websters].
3. To spread loosely or disorderly.[Websters].
4. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.[Websters].
5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: disheveling, dishevelling, disheveled, dishevels, disheveler, dishevelers, dishevelingly, dishevellingly and disheveledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Expression 1. Of Dishevel.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Dishevelling" is a common misspelling or typo for: disheveling.

Definition: DISHEVELLING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To liquidate. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To dispel. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To disintegrate. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To disentangle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To analyse. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To abolish. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To confuse or perplex. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To bedevil or fuddle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To disband, disperse or dissipate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb dishevel.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dishevel)
1. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel.[Wordnet].
2. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.[Websters].
3. To spread loosely or disorderly.[Websters].
4. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.[Websters].
5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: disheveling, dishevelling, disheveled, dishevels, disheveler, dishevelers, dishevelingly, dishevellingly and disheveledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Expression1. Of Dishevel.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Specialty Definition: dishevel

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] To spread the hair loosely; to suffer the hair of the head to hang negligently, and to flow without confinement; used chiefly in the passive participle.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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