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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)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. DiSalvos
  2. disamara
  3. disamarium
  4. disambiguate
  5. disambiguated
  6. disambiguates
  7. disambiguating
  8. disambiguation
  9. disambiguations
  10. disambiguative
  11. disambiguator

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