Disfavoring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disfavor \Dis*fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfavored}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Disfavoring}.]
     1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with
        disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
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              Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey.
                                                    --Swift.
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     2. To injure the form or looks of. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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