Dispirit

v. t.	1.	To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] Not dispirited with my afflictions. - Dryden. He has dispirited himself by a debauch. - Collier.
	2.	To distill or infuse the spirit of. This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar. - Fuller.

Verb

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dispirit - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" Synonyms: cast down, deject, depress, dismay, demoralise, demoralize, get down

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