American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Disoblige

DISOBLIGE, v.t. [dis and oblige.]

1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of another; to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to injure in a slight degree; a term by which offense is tenderly expressed.

My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it would not be very safe to disoblige.

2. To release from obligation. [Not used.]

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Disoblige," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed September 30, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DDP4TU9J6992CHV.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Disoblige." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 30 Sep. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DDP4TU9J6992CHV.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Disoblige' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 30 September 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DDP4TU9J6992CHV.