DISPIRIT

dispirit. Dispirit, v.t. to discourage, damp, deject, oppress

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Dis‐pir″it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] [[Pref. dis- + spirit.]] 1. 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. 2. To distill or infuse the spirit of.
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.