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discountenance
▪ I. discountenance, v. (dɪˈskaʊntɪnəns) [ad. obs. F. descontenancer (16th c. in Littré, and in Cotgr.), to abash, put out of countenance, mod.F. décontenancer, f. des-, dis- 4 + contenancer to countenance. In some of the English senses, it is used as if f. dis- 7 + countenance n. Cf. deface in some...
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discountenance
discountenance/dɪsˈkauntɪnəns; dɪs`kaʊntənəns/ v[Tn](fml 文) disapprove of (sb); discourage 不赞成(某人)的言行; 不支持.
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John Bouvier
In the weekly newspaper, he resolved to "discountenance factions and factious men" while following an editor's duty of "exposure and support of the truth
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discountenancer
diˈscountenancer [f. discountenance v. + -er1.] One who discountenances, or discourages with cold looks or disfavour.1622 Bacon Hen. VII (J.), A great taxer of his people and discountenancer of his nobility. 1702 Addr. fr. Maryland in Lond. Gaz. No. 3853/1 A Discountenancer of Immorality and an Enco...
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William Jacobson
Although he had no liking for new ritual, he made it clearly understood that he would discountenance prosecutions for ritualism.
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disgallant
† disˈgallant, v. Obs. rare. [f. dis- 8 + gallant a.] trans. To strip or deprive of gallantry or courage; to discourage, dispirit.1599 B. Jonson Cynthia's Rev. iii. i, Sir, let not this discountenance or dis-gallant you a whit. 1640 H. Glapthorne Ladies Privil. i. Wks. (1874) II. 97, I would not hav...
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John Erskine of Dun
being a close friend of George Wishart, the reformer, from whose fate he was saved by his wealth and influence, and of John Knox, who advised him to discountenance
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disfavour
▪ I. disfavour, -or, n. (dɪsˈfeɪvə(r)) [f. dis- 9 + favour n., prob. after obs. F. desfaveur ‘disfauor; want or losse of fauour’ (Cotgr.); cf. It. disfavore ‘a disfauour’ (Florio), Sp. desfavor.] 1. The reverse or opposite of favour; unfavourable regard, dislike, discountenance, disapproval.a 1533 L...
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The Columbiad
Barlow wrote that the object of his poem was "to inculcate the love of rational liberty, and to discountenance the deleterious passion for violence and
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English to Chinese Meaning of discountenance - discountenance
(1) My own hands however shall be guiltless of blood, and I shall discountenance it so far as my authority extends, except under circumstances of aggression or in self defence ÔÇÖ. (2) It was beset by the sort of problems evident in one British official's view of its purpose: to discountenance the use for political purposes of methods which all civilised opinion must condemn.
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indesert
indesert Now rare. (ɪndɪˈzɜːt) [f. in-3 + desert n.1] Absence of desert; want of merit; the fact or character of being undeserving.1646 G. Daniel Poems Wks. 1878 I. 80 Let the giddie Rout give weight and poise To Indesert. 1672 Penn Spirit of Truth Vind. 97 This much in Answer to his Cavills, whose ...
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fronted
fronted, ppl. a. (ˈfrʌntɛd) [f. front n. or v. + -ed.] Furnished with or having a front; formed with a front. With qualifying adverb: Having a front or countenance with a specified expression.1615 J. Stephens Satyr. Ess., Impudent Censurer (1857) 133 Hee is so fronted with striving to discountenance...
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Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage
Collier writes in the introduction: "The business of plays is to recommend Vertue, and discountenance Vice" (Collier 1).
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Primitive Baptists
resorted to for their support, in begging money from the public; and if any persons should be among us, as agents of any of said societies, we hereafter discountenance
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