Definitions for: Dispirit

[v] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, get down

Antonyms: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

See Also: chill, discourage

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