discourage
Example Sentences
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In primary schools, children are to be discouraged from taking their phones or tablets.
From BBC
With all due respect to the experts, how will they prevent fraud if their client remains unwilling to enact proven reforms to discourage it?
For all those ailing, lost and hopeless, do not be discouraged.
From Salon
This discourages hiring and keeps nearly half the workforce in the informal economy.
Warner discourages stockholders from tendering their shares to Paramount, concluding the Netflix deal is superior and its financing more secure.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
