disambiguate
[ dis-am-big-yoo-eyt ]
verb (used with object),dis·am·big·u·at·ed, dis·am·big·u·at·ing.
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 on board” or “lectured about.”
Origin of disambiguate
1Other words from disambiguate
- dis·am·big·u·a·tion [dis-am-big-yoo-ey-shuhn] /dɪs æmˌbɪg yuˈeɪ ʃən/ noun
Words Nearby disambiguate
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How to use disambiguate in a sentence
Google can understand both sameAs and url when disambiguating authors, the company said.
Google adds author URL property to uniquely identify authors of articles | Barry Schwartz | August 10, 2021 | Search Engine Land
British Dictionary definitions for disambiguate
disambiguate
/ (ˌdɪsæmˈbɪɡjʊˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to make (an ambiguous expression) unambiguous
Derived forms of disambiguate
- disambiguation, noun
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