discourage
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. Surface analysis dis- + courage.
[edit] Verb
discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged)
- (transitive) To take away or reduce the courage of.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do something.
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can (Abraham Lincoln )
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[edit] Translations
To take away or reduce the courage of
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To persuade somebody not to do something
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