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discountenance
verb
show disapproval by discouraging
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dɪsˈkaʊntənəns
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verb
show disapproval by discouraging
“any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced”
verb
look with disfavor on
“The republic soon discountenanced its few friends”
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any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
The republic soon discountenanced its few friends