dis·pa·rate

[dis-per-it, dih-spar-]
adjective
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin disparātus separated (past participle of disparāre), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + par(āre) to prepare (see pare) + -ātus -ate1

dis·pa·rate·ly, adverb
dis·pa·rate·ness, noun
non·dis·pa·rate, adjective
non·dis·pa·rate·ly, adverb
non·dis·pa·rate·ness, noun

desperate, disparate.


separate, divergent, incommensurable, unlike.
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disparate (ˈdɪspərɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  utterly different or distinct in kind
 
n
2.  (plural) unlike things or people
 
[C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis-1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal]
 
'disparately
 
adv
 
'disparateness
 
n

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disparate
1608, "unlike in kind," from L. disparatus, pp. of disparare "divide, separate," from dis- "apart" + parare "get ready, prepare" (see pare); meaning infl. by L. dispar "unequal, unlike."
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Example sentences
No less disparate are the ways in which the two countries are interpreting the
  former president's humanitarian mission.
Some statisticians find the pooling of results from disparate studies
  unpersuasive.
He is also pressing forward with plans to gather together his disparate
  supporters into a single revolutionary organisation.
Average incomes rose, but also became more disparate.
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