verb
- removing or resolving ambiguity; making something clear or unambiguous by distinguishing between multiple possible meanings or interpretations
Usage: present participle of disambiguate; commonly used in linguistics, computer science, and technical writing
Examples
- The editor added a footnote disambiguating the term 'bank' in the original text.
- Disambiguating between homonyms is an important skill in language learning.
- The software is disambiguating the search results by filtering for the most relevant meanings.
- She spent time disambiguating the instructions so that all team members understood them the same way.
- In natural language processing, disambiguating word sense is a major challenge.
- The author clarified her position by disambiguating her earlier controversial statement.
- Disambiguating technical jargon helps make scientific papers more accessible to general readers.