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disambiguation - 2 dictionary results

dis⋅am⋅big⋅u⋅ate

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -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:
1960–65; dis- 1 + ambigu(ous) + -ate 1


dis⋅am⋅big⋅u⋅a⋅tion, noun
dis·am·big·u·ate   (dĭs'ām-bĭg'yōō-āt')   
tr.v.   dis·am·big·u·at·ed, dis·am·big·u·at·ing, dis·am·big·u·ates
To establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation for.
dis'am·big'u·a'tion n.
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