discountenancing

And women's rights are not to be confused with the approval or discountenancing of an orthodox custom:

Advice to the Prince Bromwich, David 2009

The Englishman thinks of discountenancing a species of rivalry in society; the

The Abbot 2008

Eugenia looked down, deeply colouring, and much regretting the lameness that prevented her running back, to avoid so public and discountenancing a meeting.

Camilla 2008

This, which seemed but an unimportant matter at the time, was one of the chief causes of Sher Ali's subsequent estrangement; for the committee of arbitration which inquired into it decided against the Amir, who never forgave what he considered our unfriendly action in discountenancing his claims.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Upon his personal attractions he relied to overcome the lady's disfavor; and, notwithstanding the unequivocal intention of discountenancing his suit she had manifested, he resolved to open his campaign by addressing her, eloquently and tenderly, through the medium of a letter.

Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Warren T. Ashton

In that conference or congress of the people resolutions were unanimously adopted discountenancing the policy which led to the annexation of the two Republics.

In the Shadow of Death P. H. Kritzinger

I kept my own counsel in this matter, as I had very good reasons for discountenancing any proposal to investigate the lunar scenery too closely.

To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story Mark Wicks

A favourable occasion for circumscribing these evils, and discountenancing this injustice, is, we conceive, now offered to Congress, in the power and opportunity of legislating for the newly acquired territory of the

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Various

So that, while discountenancing one-hand plays when two hands may be used, I still think every fielder should practice one-hand catches, to be prepared for such a play when it becomes necessary.

Base-Ball How to Become a Player John M. Ward

Gautama, the Buddha, was most emphatic in discountenancing the killing of animals for food, or for any other unnecessary purpose, and Zoroaster and Confucius are said to have taught the same doctrine.

No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes Rupert H. Wheldon