Disinteress

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disinteress \Dis*in"ter*ess\, v. t. [F. d['e]sint['e]resser to
     deprive of interest in; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) +
     int['e]resser to interest, fr. L. interesse to import,
     concern. See {Interest}, and cf. {Disinterest}.]
     To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to
     disengage. [Obs.]


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