- disambiguate
- transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 1963 to establish a single semantic or grammatical interpretation for • disambiguation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disambiguate
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disambiguate — [dis΄am big′yo͞o wāt΄] vt. disambiguated, disambiguating to remove the ambiguity from (an ambiguous utterance or form) disambiguation n … English World dictionary
disambiguate — UK [ˌdɪsæmˈbɪɡjuˌeɪt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms disambiguate : present tense I/you/we/they disambiguate he/she/it disambiguates present participle disambiguating past tense disambiguated past participle disambiguated… … English dictionary
disambiguate — disambiguation, n. /dis am big yooh ayt /, v.t., disambiguated, disambiguating. to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence She lectured on the famous passenger ship, you ll have to write either lectured… … Universalium
disambiguate — verb a) To remove ambiguities from something. b) To establish a unique semantic interpretation of something … Wiktionary
disambiguate — v. remove ambiguity, make clear, make not ambiguous; establish a grammatical interpretation for … English contemporary dictionary
disambiguate — verb remove uncertainty of meaning from. Derivatives disambiguation noun … English new terms dictionary
disambiguate — dis·am·big·u·ate … English syllables
disambiguate — dis•am•big•u•ate [[t]ˌdɪs æmˈbɪg yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing cvb to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous • Etymology: 1960–65; dis I+ambigu ( ous) + ate I dis am•big u•a′tion, n … From formal English to slang
disambiguate — /dɪsæmˈbɪgjueɪt/ (say disam bigyoohayt) verb (t) (disambiguated, disambiguating) 1. to remove the ambiguity from. 2. to identify the possible interpretations of a phrase or sentence, and to choose the preferred one. {dis 1 + ambigu(ous) + ate1}… …
disambiguate — v. This mouthful began life in the exciting field of linguistics only to be co opted by the high tech business set. It means to settle on a single interpretation or meaning for a piece of data, or to bring meaning and order to ambiguity. Much… … Business English jargon and slang
