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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·ject
DATE 15th century archaic : dejected
transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to throw down, from Latin dejectus, past participle of deicere, from de- + jacere to throw — more at jet DATE 1581 : to make gloomy English Etymology deject early 15c., from L. dejectus, pp. of deicere "to cast down," from de- "down" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Originally literal; the sense of "depress in spirit" is mid-15c. Related: Dejectedly (1610s). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: DISCOURAGE 1, chill, demoralize, dishearten, disparage, dispirit Antonyms: exhilarate; cheer Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·ject I. \də̇ˈjekt, dēˈ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English dejecten, from Latin dejectus, past participle of dejicere to throw down, from de- + -jicere (from jacere to throw) — more at jet 1. archaic : to cast down : bend down : overthrow 2. a. (1) obsolete : to lower especially in rank or condition : abase , humble (2) archaic : to reduce especially in force, degree, or quality : weaken , lessen b. : to make gloomy : dispirit , dishearten < nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind — Alexander Pope > Synonyms: see discourage II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dejectus archaic : dejected < make livers pale and lustihood deject — Shakespeare > |
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