discommend

 [dis-kuh-mend]  

dis·com·mend

   [dis-kuh-mend]
verb (used with object)
1.
to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
2.
to bring into disfavor: He was discommended for his negligence.
Origin:
1485–95; dis-1 + commend

Related forms
dis·com·mend·er, noun
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discommend (ˌdɪskəˈmɛnd)
 
—vb
1.  rare to express disapproval of
2.  obsolete to bring into disfavour
 
discom'mendable
 
—adj
 
discommen'dation
 
—n

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