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disambiguate
[ dis-am-big-yoo-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous:
In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,†you'll have to write either “lectured on board†or “lectured about.â€
disambiguate
/ ËŒ»åɪ²õ泾ˈ²úɪɡÂáÊŠËŒ±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- tr to make (an ambiguous expression) unambiguous
Derived Forms
- ËŒ»å¾±²õ²¹³¾ËŒ²ú¾±²µ³Üˈ²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å¾±²õ·²¹³¾Â·²ú¾±²µÂ·³Ü·²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [dis-am-big-yoo-, ey, -sh, uh, n] noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of disambiguate1
Example Sentences
There are a lot of good reasons for this, chiefly that even a small amount of time can help our rational minds disambiguate between meaningless provocation and matters of importance.
“We have to decide: Is it really the same entity that we are referring to? Sometimes context will disambiguate for us, and often it will not,†Baron says.
“When you have objects that are in a cluster, so to speak, it’s very difficult to disambiguate which one is which.â€
Right now, for instance, I’m test-driving a new feature where I write down what earrings I wear every day, leading to speculations about how I should disambiguate between all the different pairs I own.
Gomes also discussed “neural matching,†a technique that uses documents online to help disambiguate imprecise language.
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