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disencourage

verb

Etymology

From dis- + encourage.

  1. derived from encoragier
  2. derived from encoragier
  3. inherited from encouragen
  4. prefixed as disencourage — “dis + encourage”

Definitions

  1. To discourage.

    • The world has acknowledged you my offspring, and I will disencourage you no more.
    • “They say things sometimes that tickles me nearly tuh death, but Ah won't laugh jus' tuh dis-incourage 'em.”

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