v. t. | 1. | To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. |
Verb | 1. | demoralize - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" |
2. | demoralize - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" | |
3. | demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" |