dis

dis [dees]
preposition
1. From the Latin, changed often into Des; it is used only in compound words; it has the meaning of the English prefixes Dis and Un, and implies separation, division, but commonly privation or negation; as, armar, to arm; desarmar, to disarm; atar, to tie; desatar, to untie; gusto, pleasure; disgusto, displeasure.

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