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disincline

/dˌɪsɪnklˈaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-in-cline
IPA
/dˌɪsɪnklˈaɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make reluctant; to lessen the inclination of.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline English disincline From dis- + incline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disinclines (present, singular) disinclining (participle, present) disinclined (participle, past) disinclined (past) disencline (alternative)

Synonyms

indispose

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce disincline?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɪsɪnklˈaɪn/.
What does disincline mean?
To make reluctant; to lessen the inclination of.
Where does disincline come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline English disincline From dis- + incline.

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