discountenancing

Example Sentences

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To Gabon's 6,000 Frenchmen that meant only one thing: the U.S. had been behind the abortive coup in hopes of discountenancing le grand Charles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several bond houses wrote back, politely but firmly discountenancing the notion of preferring stocks to bonds as investments.

From Time Magazine Archive

When others would have suppressed the latter's work by force, Neander, discountenancing such carnal weapons, boldly and mercilessly met his heresies by the issue of his own "Life of Christ."

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

This implies dealing discreetly with the offender instead of directly discountenancing him.

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense

Nevertheless, their influence led the way in discountenancing the art, and it has so entirely died out that there is probably not a completely tattooed Maori head on living shoulders to-day.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember