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Dispirit   Listen
verb
Dispirit  v. t.  (past & past part. dispirited; pres. part. dispiriting)  
1.
To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. "Not dispirited with my afflictions." "He has dispirited himself by a debauch."
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."
Synonyms: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow.





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Words linked to "Dispirit" :   cast down, demoralize, elate, depress, dismay, demoralise


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