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disparate

[dis-per-it, dih-spar-]

adjective

  1. distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar.

    disparate ideas.

    Synonyms: , , ,


disparate

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. utterly different or distinct in kind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (plural) unlike things or people

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • disparately adverb
  • disparateness noun
  • nondisparate adjective
  • nondisparately adverb
  • nondisparateness noun
  • ˈ徱貹ٱ adverb
  • ˈ徱貹ٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disparate1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin 徱貹ٳܲ “separated,” past participle of 徱貹 “to separate,” from dis- dis- 1 + “to make ready” ( pare )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disparate1

C16: from Latin 徱貹 to divide, from dis- 1 + to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal
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For some of those carrying foreign flags, the intent was to connect a disparate community of demonstrators, they said.

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In the next, she’s tossing a grey vest that looks like it was woven out of a major depression over a shirt featuring disparate patterns battling for supremacy.

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Their more straightforward approach is closer to documentary drama, but the effect is not so disparate.

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Lawyers representing federal employees whose careers and families have been uprooted cite anecdotal evidence of disparate impact, a key ingredient in many successful civil rights claims.

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Today, structural racism built into the norms and policies of institutions is harder to prove as intentional disparate treatment, but it can be proved through a legal standard called disparate impact.

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