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discommend

verb
/dɪskəˈmɛnd/UK

Etymology

From dis- + commend.

  1. derived from commendō — “commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”
  2. derived from comender
  3. inherited from commenden
  4. prefixed as discommend — “dis + commend”

Definitions

  1. To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.

  2. To speak dissuasively of (something or someone), to advise against.

    • Near-synonyms: disrecommend, unrecommend (rare); deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh
    • Savonarola discommends goat's flesh, and so doth Bruerinus […], calling it a filthy beast, and rammish […].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA