Discounsel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Discounsel is a verb meaning (obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something.
Meaning
(obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something.
Example Sentences
But him the Palmer from that vanity, / With temperate aduice discounselled […]
Anthony de Leva, seeing the Emperor his master resolutely obstinate to undertake that voyage, and deeming it wonderfully glorious, maintained neverthelesse the contrarie, and discounselled him from it[…].
Word Forms
- discounsels
- discounseling
- discounselling
- discounseled
- discounselled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disadvise, discourage, admonish, deter, counteradvise, diswarn.
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