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Discounsel

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

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[…].

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What does discounsel mean?

Discounsel means (obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something..

What is a synonym for discounsel?

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How do you use discounsel in a sentence?

But him the Palmer from that vanity, / With temperate aduice discounselled […]

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