DISPARATE


Meaning of DISPARATE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' dis-p( ə -)r ə t, di- ' sper- ə t, - ' spa-r ə t

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English desparat, from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare to separate, from dis- + parare to prepare ― more at PARE

Date: 15th century

1 : containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

2 : markedly distinct in quality or character

synonyms see DIFFERENT

– dis · pa · rate · ly adverb

– dis · pa · rate · ness noun

– dis · par · i · ty \ di- ' sper- ə -t ē , - ' spa-r ə - \ noun

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