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deject

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de·ject  (d-jkt)
tr.v. de·ject·ed, de·ject·ing, de·jects
To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

[Middle English dejecten, from Latin dicere, diect-, to cast down : d-, de- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

deject [dɪˈdʒɛkt]
vb
(Psychology) (tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
adj
Archaic downcast; dejected
[from Latin dēicere to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw]
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Verb1.deject - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
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Or should she, confident, As sitting queen adored on Beauty's throne, Descend with all her winning charms begirt To enamour, as the zone of Venus once Wrought that effect on Jove (so fables tell), How would one look from his majestic brow, Seated as on the top of Virtue's hill, Discountenance her despised, and put to rout All her array, her female pride deject, Or turn to reverent awe
 
 
 
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