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disparate
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dis·pa·rate  (dspr-t, d-sprt)
adj.
1. Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar: "This mixture of apparently disparate materialsscandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrencesis not promising on the face of it" (Gary Wills).
2. Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements: a disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

[Latin dispartus, past participle of disparre, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + parre, to prepare; see per-1 in Indo-European roots.]

dispa·rate·ly adv.
dispa·rate·ness n.

disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt]
adj
utterly different or distinct in kind
n
(plural) unlike things or people
[from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis-1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal]
disparately  adv
disparateness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disparate - fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"
different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
2.disparate - including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

disparate
adjective different, contrasting, unlike, contrary, distinct, diverse, at odds, dissimilar, discordant, at variance, discrepant Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas.
Translations
disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] ADJdispar
disparate [ˈdɪspərət] adj
(differing from each other) [interests, ideas] → divers(e); [parts, countries, characters] → différent(e); [elements, colours] → disparate
(= diverse) [group, collection] → hétérogène
disparate
adjungleich, disparat (geh)
disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj (frm) → disparato/a
disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj (frm) → disparato/a


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Although there are situations where purchasers and sellers may, on a principled basis, be treated differently, it is unclear what policy principle justifies treating purchasers and sellers disparately under these provisions.
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