"discommend" meaning in English

See discommend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪskəˈmɛnd/ [UK] Forms: discommends [present, singular, third-person], discommending [participle, present], discommended [participle, past], discommended [past]
Etymology: dis- + commend. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|commend}} dis- + commend Head templates: {{en-verb}} discommend (third-person singular simple present discommends, present participle discommending, simple past and past participle discommended)
  1. (now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-discommend-en-verb-YujJy-iC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 59 41
  2. (now rare) To speak dissuasively of, to advise against. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-discommend-en-verb-jw-I5cbL

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for discommend meaning in English (1.8kB)

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        "(now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with."
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        "(now rare) To speak dissuasively of, to advise against."
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        "(now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with."
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