Meaning & use
disambiguate
To remove ambiguity from something by making its meaning clear.
See it in a sentence
The editor added a footnote to disambiguate the two characters with the same name.
Search engines use context clues to disambiguate words that have multiple meanings.
A note on using this word
Disambiguate is common in linguistics, computing, and technical writing, where precise, unambiguous language matters.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
confuse
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