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单词 disambiguate
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disambiguatev.

Brit. /ˌdɪsamˈbɪɡjʊeɪt/, U.S. /ˌdɪsæmˈbɪɡjəˌweɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, ambiguous adj., -ate suffix3.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + ambigu- (in ambiguous adj.) + -ate suffix3. Compare earlier disambiguation n.
1. transitive. To make (something) unambiguous; to render more easily distinguished or differentiated from something else; spec. to remove uncertainty of meaning from (a phrase or other linguistic unit); to make clear the difference between (two or more words, phrases, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]
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unloukOE
overrunOE
sutelec1000
trahtnec1000
unfolda1050
belayc1175
openc1175
onopena1200
accountc1300
undo?a1366
remenea1382
interpret1382
unwrap1387
exploitc1390
enlumine1393
declarec1400
expoundc1400
unplait?c1400
enperc1420
planea1425
clearc1440
exponec1440
to lay outc1440
to give (also carry) lightc1449
unwind1482
expose1483
reducea1500
manifest1530
explicate1531
explaina1535
unlock?1536
dilucidate1538
elucidate1538
illustrate1538
rechec1540
explicate1543
illucidate1545
enucleate1548
unsnarl1555
commonstrate1563
to lay forth1577
straighten1577
unbroid1577
untwist1577
decipherc1586
illuminate1586
enlighten1587
resolvec1592
cipher1594
eliquidate1596
to take (a person) with one1599
rivelc1600
ravel1604
unbowel1606
unmist1611
extricate1614
unbolta1616
untanglea1616
enode1623
unperplexa1631
perspicuate1634
explata1637
unravel1637
esclarea1639
clarify1642
unweave1642
detenebrate1646
dismystery1652
undecipher1654
unfork1654
unparadox1654
reflect1655
enodate1656
unmysterya1661
liquidatea1670
recognize1676
to clear upa1691
to throw sidelight on1726
to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731
eclaircise1754
irradiate1864
unbraid1880
predigest1905
to get (something) straight1920
disambiguate1960
demystify1963
1960 Jrnl. Philos. 57 503 One disambiguates an utterance by adding to the context of the utterance.
1967 Language 43 619 When necessary, the Greek spelling is disambiguated by an appended phonetic transcription.
1992 H. D. White in H. D. White et al. For Information Specialists iv. 88 Author and title alone..are sufficient only to identify a work embodied as an abstract text. To disambiguate further..one adds the imprint.
2014 C. Shei Understanding Chinese Lang. iii. 100 A lot of aids are required from the meaning and the context to help disambiguate the sentence.
2. transitive. To tell (two things) apart; to distinguish (one thing) from another. Also intransitive: to distinguish between two or more things.
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1960 P. Ziff Semantic Anal. v. 190 No art is needed to disambiguate ‘That is a tiger.’ and ‘That is a lion.’
1978 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 200 289 The leg axes in a silhouette of a horse from the side are easily identified, but the left and right forelegs cannot usually be disambiguated without further information.
1987 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 32 96 Character writing..makes it easier to disambiguate between homophones.
2015 Jrnl. King Saud Univ. 27 444/1 The only way to disambiguate the diacritic-less Arabic words is to locate them within the context.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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