demoralise

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demoralise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  demoralise
      v 1: 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" [syn:
           corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
           demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
           deprave, misdirect]
      2: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
         depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
         demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, get   down
         , dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise]
         [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift]