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disadvising

disadvising is the present participle and gerund of disadvise.

Meaning of disadvise

Verb

disadvise (third-person singular simple present disadvises, present participle disadvising, simple past and past participle disadvised)

  1. (rare, transitive) To advise against.
    • I had a clear reason to disadvise the purchase of it.a. 1691, Robert Boyle, Works, Volume V, page 464
  2. (rare, transitive) To dissuade.
    • I am sure he disadvised you from it1855, Anthony Trollope, The Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden

Questions about disadvising

What is disadvising the present participle and gerund of?
Disadvising is the present participle and gerund of disadvise.

Words near disadvising in the dictionary

  1. disadventures
  2. disadventurous
  3. disadvise
  4. disadvised
  5. disadvises
  6. disadvising
  7. disaffect
  8. disaffectation
  9. disaffected
  10. disaffectedly
  11. disaffectedness

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