disincline
[ dis-in-klahyn ]
/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈklaɪn /
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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Words nearby disincline
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Example sentences from the Web for disincline
A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
Revolution and Other Essays|Jack LondonThe 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. SillowayI had heard so many stories of his making "dead sets" at new acquaintances as to disincline me to become one.
John Leech, His Life and Work, Vol. II (of II)|William Powell FrithAt 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
British Dictionary definitions for disincline
disincline
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn) /
verb
to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse
Derived forms of disincline
disinclination (ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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