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dis⋅com⋅mend

  [dis-kuh-mend]
Use discommend in a Sentence
–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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dis·com·mend   (dĭs'kə-měnd')   
tr.v.   dis·com·mend·ed, dis·com·mend·ing, dis·com·mends

  1. To show or voice disapproval of.

  2. To cause to come into disfavor or ill regard.

dis'com·mend'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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