disincline

[ dis-in-klahyn ]

/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈklaɪn /

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verb (used with or without object), dis·in·clined, dis·in·clin·ing.

to make or be averse or unwilling: Your rudeness disinclines me to grant your request.

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Origin of disincline

First recorded in 1640–50; dis-¹ + incline

Words nearby disincline

disimpassioned, disimprison, disincentive, disincentivize, disinclination, disincline, disinclined, disincorporate, disinfect, disinfectant, disinfection

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How to use disincline in a sentence

A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
Revolution and Other Essays|Jack London
And shall selfish feeling disincline me to such duties as these?
Self-control|Mary Brunton
The water was so warm as at first to disincline one to enter it, but by degrees the sensation became far from unpleasant.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:|Thomas W. Silloway
At the same time he denounced the authors, so as to disincline the reader to look into their pages for the D'Israelian plagiaries.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Jacob Holyoake

The efforts which a bad reader has to make, both disincline him to the task of reading, and hinder his appreciation of truth.
Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation|An American Citizen

British Dictionary definitions for disincline

disincline

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn) /

verb

to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse

Derived forms of disincline

disinclination (ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən), noun

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