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Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw
down; de- jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.
--Udall.
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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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2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage;
to dishearten.
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Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope.
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Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a.
Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look
or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. --
{De*ject"ed*ness}, n.
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