About The Word Dispirit
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Dispirit
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What's The Definition Of Dispirit?
[v] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dispirit: cast down | deject | demoralise | demoralize | depress | dismay | get down Related Terms | Find terms related to Dispirit: beat down | cast down | chill | damp | dampen | dampen the spirits | darken | dash | deject | demoralize | depress | discourage | dishearten | disparage | knock down | lower | lower the spirits | oppress | press down | sadden | sink | weigh heavy upon | weigh upon See Also | chill | discourage Dispirit In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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