despirit

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verb

Synonym of dispirit.

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Meanings

verbdespirit (third-person singular simple present despirits, present participle despiriting, simple past and past participle despirited)

present singular third person despirits · participle present despiriting · participle past despirited · past despirited

  1. transitiveSynonym of dispirit.

    Synonyms: dispirit

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verbSynonym of dispirit.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  8. Latinspīrō
  9. Latinspīritu
  10. Old Frenchespirit
  11. Middle Englishspirit
  12. Englishspirit
  13. Englishdespirit

From de- + spirit.

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APA

despirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despirit

MLA

“despirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despirit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despirit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despirit.

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