disincline
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- disinclination noun
Etymology
Origin of disincline
Example Sentences
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Walrath rejected the argument that allowing an insider trading lawsuit would disincline creditors from negotiating Chapter 11 plans.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 14, 2011
“Service organizational cultures disincline the Pentagon to field capabilities for irregular warfare that compete with established warfighting programs,” Lamb said.
From Washington Post
A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
From Revolution, and Other Essays by London, Jack
He flicked his horse pensively with the whip, and my disbelief seemed to disincline him for further conversation.
From The Untilled Field by Moore, George (George Augustus)
Such a proceeding would, he was convinced, by no means disincline others in different circumstances to accept hereditary titles, nor indispose the ministry to confer them.
From The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860 by Yonge, Charles Duke
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