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discountenance

verb

/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/

Meaning

To disapprove of or discourage something.

The teacher strongly discountenanced cheating in exams.

disapprove, discourage, oppose, frown upon

encourage, approve, support

strongly discountenance, openly discountenance, discountenance behavior

to grow or cause to grow gradually

To temporarily stop something from being active or valid.

to give official permission or approval for something

to allow or give consent for something to happen

to force someone to accept something; to establish or apply by authority

To make less severe, serious, or painful.