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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. look with disfavor on;
- Example: "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

2. show disapproval by discouraging;
- Example: "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, n. Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage. [1913 Webster] He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress that spirit. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Discountenancing.] [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d['e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. [1913 Webster] How would one look from his majestic brow . . . Discountenance her despised! --Milton. [1913 Webster] The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage. [1913 Webster] A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discountenance v 1: look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends" 2: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"