discountenance

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discountenance
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(verb) look with disfavor on. Example: "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends."
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Verb Definition 1
(verb) show disapproval by discouraging. Example: "Any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced."
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Verb Definition 2