01 v. t. To cast down.
imp. & p. p.
Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dejecting
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1.
To cast down.[Obs. or Archaic]“Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.” — Udall.“Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look.” — Fuller.
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To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.“Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind.” — Pope.