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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for dispirit:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
dispirit
    v 1: 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, dispirit, demoralize,
         demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick
         up, uplift]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            Not dispirited with my afflictions.   --Dryden.
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            He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
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   2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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            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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