disambiguates
disambiguates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disambiguate.
Meaning of disambiguate
Verb
disambiguate (third-person singular simple present disambiguates, present participle disambiguating, simple past and past participle disambiguated)
- To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
- To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
- When necessary, the Greek spelling is disambiguated by an appended phonetic transcription.1967, Language: Journal of the Linguistic Society of America, volume 43, page 619
Questions about disambiguates
- What is disambiguates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Disambiguates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disambiguate.
Words near disambiguates in the dictionary
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