disincline
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Walrath rejected the argument that allowing an insider trading lawsuit would disincline creditors from negotiating Chapter 11 plans.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 14, 2011
“Service organizational cultures disincline the Pentagon to field capabilities for irregular warfare that compete with established warfighting programs,” Lamb said.
From Washington Post
This must not, however, disincline us to the weighty consideration that thoughtfulness and a desire to rest all our convictions on grounds of right reasoning, are inseparable from the character of a Christian.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
At the same time he denounced the authors, so as to disincline the reader to look into their pages for the D'Israelian plagiaries.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
That dissimilitude of appearance, which was supposed to keep them distinct from the rest of the nation, might disincline them from coalescing with the Pensylvanians, or people of Connecticut.
From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson
Mr. Burnham seems disinclined to try even that, while promising to ramp-up other domestic spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I’m disinclined just to say women need to be trying harder,” said Chris Martin, senior economist for Glassdoor.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Still, taking that on faith is something investors appear disinclined to do.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
So I’m disinclined to believe that we saw the two 2028 nominees unleashed last week in Munich.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
“If crossing out is something you feel disinclined toward . . .” Kvothe tore the half-written sheet with slow care, the sound bleeding the color from Chronicler’s face.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
"Ay, my liege, save that he complained of a strange oppressiveness, disinclining him for all exertion."
From The Vale of Cedars by Grace Aguilar
The main seat of the imitative part of our nature is our belief, and the causes predisposing us to believe this, or disinclining us to believe that, are among the obscurest parts of our nature.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Walter Bagehot
People that are for ever speaking kindly, are for ever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From Friends and Neighbors by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
People that are forever speaking kindly, are forever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley
