 discountenance |
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| 1. | [ verb ] look with disfavor on | |
| Examples: | "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends" |
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| Related terms: | shame | |
| 2. | [ verb ] show disapproval by discouraging | |
| Examples: | "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced" |
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| Related terms: | disapprove | |
| Similar spelling: |
discontinuance discount_rate discontented discontentedness discount_business discount_store discount_house discount_chain discontentment discontentedly discontinue discontinuation discontinued |
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