Found 2 items, similar to dispirit.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dispirit dispirit v : 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, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dispirit 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. [1913 Webster] Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier. [1913 Webster] 2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]