discourage
English
/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/, /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
Etymology
Derived from Middle French descourager derived from Old French descouragier prefix from English courage.
Origin
English
courage
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- courage English
- couraged English
- courageless English
- discourageable English
- discouragement English
- discourager English
- discouragest English
- discourageth English
- courage French
- corage Old French
- descouragier Old French
- kuraĝo Esperanto
- descourager Middle French