dis·com·bob·u·late Pronunciation: "dis-k&m-'bä-b(y)&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ingEtymology: probably alteration of discompose: UPSET, CONFUSE
- dis·com·bob·u·la·tion
poin·til·lism
Pronunciation: 'pwan(n)-tE-"yi-z&m, 'poin-t&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French pointillisme, from pointiller to stipple, from point spot, from Old French -- more at POINT
: the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together
- poin·til·list /"pwan(n)-tE-'yEst, 'poin-t&-list/ noun
from "The Entourage"
