disambiguate
To remove ambiguities fromTo remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
» "Disambiguating between 'wa' and 'ga' in Japanese" is a document about a confusing point in Japanese grammar.
Meaning
2 sensesTo remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguieren, eindeutig machen, vereindeutigen
To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
- state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
Examples
1 sentences"Disambiguating between 'wa' and 'ga' in Japanese" is a document about a confusing point in Japanese grammar.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
disambiguates, disambiguating, disambiguated, disambiguated| Base form | disambiguate · to disambiguate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disambiguates |
| Present participle | disambiguating |
| Past simple | disambiguated |
| Past participle | disambiguated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle