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dis·am·big·u·ate  (dsm-bgy-t)
tr.v. dis·am·big·u·at·ed, dis·am·big·u·at·ing, dis·am·big·u·ates
To establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation for.
disam·bigu·ation n.
disambiguate [ˌdɪsæmˈbɪgjʊˌeɪt]
vb
(tr) to make (an ambiguous expression) unambiguous
disambiguation  n
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Verb1.disambiguate - state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; "Can you disambiguate this statement?"
clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
Translations
disambiguate [ˌdɪsæmˈbɪgjʊeɪt] VT [+ term, phrase] → desambiguar
disambiguate
vt text etc → eindeutig machen, disambiguieren (spec)


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