Meaning of DISINCLINE
| Pronunciation: | | `disin'klIn
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[v] make unwilling |
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DISINCLINE is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | indispose |
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| | Antonyms: | | dispose, incline | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`in*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinclined};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinclining}.]
To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight
aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate.
Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or
affection to the Queen. --Clarendon.
To social scenes by nature disinclined. --Cowper.
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| | Related Terms: | | blunt, chill, cool, damp, dampen, deflect, deter, disaffect, discourage, disinterest, distract, divert, indispose, put off, quench, repel, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, wean from |
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