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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr
& vb n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of
to dishearten; to discourage.
Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of [Obs. or R.]
This makes a man master of his learning, and
dispirits the book into the scholar. --Fuller.
Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
down intimidate; daunt; cow.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dispirit
v : lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down},
{get down}, {dismay}, {demoralize}] [ant: {elate}]
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