discounsel

discounsel
discounsel /dis-kownˈsəl/ (Spenser, etc)
transitive verb
To dissuade
ORIGIN: OFr desconseillier, from des- apart, and conseillier to counsel

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  • Discounsel — Dis*coun sel, v. t. [Pref. dis + counsel: cf. OF. desconseiller.] To dissuade. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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