disambiguate

== English == === Etymology === From dis- + ambiguate. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɪ.samˈbɪɡjuːeɪt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.amˈbɪɡ.juːeɪt/ === 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. (linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== disambiguate inflection of disambiguare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== disambiguate f pl feminine plural of disambiguato