a. [ L. discumbere, discubitum, to lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie down. ] Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
I almost fear you think I begged it, but I can disculpate myself. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. disculpation. ] Exculpation. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to exculpate; exculpatory. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From L. discumbens, p. pr. of discumbere. See Discubitory. ] The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. dis- + cumber: cf. OF. descombrer. ] To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber. [ Archaic ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Discover. ] To discover; to reveal; to discoure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I will, if please you it discure, assay
To ease you of that ill, so wisely as I may. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not current or free to circulate; not in use. [ Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. discursio a running different ways. See Discourse. ] The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A discourser. [ Obs. ] L. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]