disincline

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Walrath rejected the argument that allowing an insider trading lawsuit would disincline creditors from negotiating Chapter 11 plans.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 14, 2011

“Service organizational cultures disincline the Pentagon to field capabilities for irregular warfare that compete with established warfighting programs,” Lamb said.

From Washington Post

This must not, however, disincline us to the weighty consideration that thoughtfulness and a desire to rest all our convictions on grounds of right reasoning, are inseparable from the character of a Christian.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

My age and my convictions alike disincline me to set too much store on the emotion men call 'love,' which in my experience is illusory as the attractions provoking it are superficial.

From Shining Ferry by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Judge mildly the tasked world; and disincline To brand it, for it bears a heavy pack.

From Poems — Volume 2 by Meredith, George