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discount v. 1 reduce, mark down, deduct, lower, take or knock off: As I
was buying a dozen, he discounted the price by ten per cent. 2
diminish, lessen, minimize, detract from: One must discount
what she says when she's angry. 3 disregard, omit, ignore, pass
or gloss over, overlook, brush off, dismiss: Those statistics
are old and can be discounted.
--n. 4 reduction, mark-down, deduction, rebate, allowance: The
shop overstocked the item and is offering it at a big discount.
discourage
v. 1 dispirit, dishearten, daunt, unman, dismay, cow,
intimidate, awe, overawe, unnerve: We were discouraged by the
arrival of more enemy troops. 2 deter, put off, dissuade,
advise or hint against, talk out of, divert from; oppose,
disapprove (of), Colloq throw cold water on: They discouraged
me from applying again. 3 prevent, inhibit, hinder, stop, slow,
suppress, obviate: This paint is supposed to discourage
corrosion.
discourteous
adj. uncivil, impolite, rude, unmannerly, ill-mannered,
bad-mannered, disrespectful, misbehaved, boorish, abrupt, curt,
brusque, short, ungentlemanly, unladylike, insolent,
impertinent, ungracious: He had been discourteous and would not
be invited again.
discover v. 1 find (out), learn, perceive, unearth, uncover, bring to
light, turn or dig up, smoke or search out, root or ferret out;
determine, ascertain, track down, identify; locate: He
discovered the ninth moon of Saturn. We discovered why the tyre
had gone flat. 2 see, spot, catch sight or a glimpse of, lay
eyes on, behold, view, encounter, meet (with); notice, espy,
descry, detect, discern: He discovered Madagascar lying right
on their course. 3 originate, conceive (of), devise, contrive,
invent, make up, design, pioneer; come or chance or stumble
upon: She discovered a method for tin-plating gold.
discovery n. 1 finding, recognition, uncovering, determining,
ascertaining, unearthing; origination, invention, conception,
idea; development: Who is credited with the discovery of
Christmas Island? That year marks the discovery of a vaccine
against smallpox. 2 exploration, disclosure, detection,