1. To remove ambiguity from; to clarify the meaning of something that could be interpreted in multiple ways
The author added a footnote to disambiguate the confusing passage.
O autor adicionou uma nota de rodapé para desambiguar a passagem confusa.
2. In linguistics and computer science, to determine the correct meaning or interpretation of a word, phrase, or expression
Natural language processing systems must disambiguate homonyms like 'bank'.
Os sistemas de processamento de linguagem natural devem desambiguar homônimos como 'banco'.