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To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.

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  1. v. t. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
  2. v. take away the enthusiasm of
  3. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. Macaulay. Syn. -- To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.
  4. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress thespirits of; to deject.Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. Macaulay.
  5. v:100 v. take away the enthusiasm of