dehortation
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Dehortation — De hor*ta tion, n. [L. dehortatio.] Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dehortation — Dehortation, lat., Abmahnung, Abrathen; Dehortatorien, Ermahnungsschreiben, durch welche den Unterthanen in Kriegszeiten die Vorschriften für den Verkehr mit dem Feinde eingeschärft werden; dehortiren, abmahnen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
dehortation — index admonition, monition (warning), notice (warning), remonstrance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dehortation — ˌdēˌhȯrˈtāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin dehortation , dehortatio, from Latin dehortatus (past participle of dehortari) + ion , io ion archaic : dissuasion … Useful english dictionary
Dehortation — Det at fraråde … Danske encyklopædi
dehortation — n. Dissuasion … New dictionary of synonyms
dehortation — de·hor·ta·tion … English syllables
dehort — dehortation /dee hawr tay sheuhn/, n. dehortative, dehortatory /di hawr teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n. dehorter, n. /di hawrt /, v.t. Archaic. to try to dissuade. [1525 35; < L dehortari to dissuade, equiv. to de DE + hortari to urge (hor(iri)… … Universalium
Dissuasion — Dis*sua sion, n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See {Dissuade}.] 1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. [1913 Webster] In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A motive or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dissuasive — Dis*sua sive, a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. n. A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Prynne. {Dis*sua sive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
