Dis*ter" (?), v. t. [L. dis- + terra earth, country; cf. Sp. & Pg. desterrar.] To banish or drive from a country. [Obs.] Howell.
Dis*ter"mi*nate (?), a. [L. disterminatus, p. p. of disterminare to limit. See Terminate.] Separated by bounds. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Dis*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. disterminatio.] Separation by bounds. [Obs.] Hammond.
Dis"thene (?), n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &?; force: cf. F. disthène.] (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite.
Dis*throne" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner.] To dethrone. [Obs.]
Dis*thron"ize (?), v. t. To dethrone. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dis"tich (?), n. [L. distichon, Gr. &?;, neut. of &?; with two rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + &?; row, verse, fr. &?; to ascend; akin to AS. stgan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
{ Dis"tich (?), Dis"tich*ous (?), } a. [Gr. &?;. See Distich, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two- ranked.
Dis"tich*ous*ly, adv. In a distichous manner.
Dis*til" (?), v. t. & i. See Distill.
Dis*till" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written also distil.] 1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
Pope.