What is the meaning of discountenance?

verb

  • Look with disfavor on.
    • usage: "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
  • Show disapproval by discouraging.
    • usage: "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"
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