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Spiriting
(gcide) | Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spirited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Spiriting.]
1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to
inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition
of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
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Many officers and private men spirit up and assist
those obstinate people to continue in their
rebellion. --Swift.
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2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by
the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or
off.
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The ministry had him spirited away, and carried
abroad as a dangerous person. --Arbuthnot &
Pope.
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I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of
antiquity. --Willis.
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Spiriting away (Law), causing to leave; the offense of
inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade
process requiring attendance at trial.
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dispiriting
(encz) | dispiriting, adj: |
inspiriting
(encz) | inspiriting, adj: |
Dispiriting
(gcide) | Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr.
& vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;
to dishearten; to discourage.
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Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden.
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He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
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2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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This makes a man master of his learning, and
dispirits the book into the scholar. --Fuller.
Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]dispiriting \dispiriting\ adj.
causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening.
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2. causing dejection or depression.
Syn: black, dark, depressing, grim.
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dispiriting
(gcide) | Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr.
& vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;
to dishearten; to discourage.
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Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden.
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He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
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2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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This makes a man master of his learning, and
dispirits the book into the scholar. --Fuller.
Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]dispiriting \dispiriting\ adj.
causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening.
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2. causing dejection or depression.
Syn: black, dark, depressing, grim.
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Inspiriting
(gcide) | Inspirit \In*spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspirited; p. pr.
& vb. n. Inspiriting.]
To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage;
to invigorate.
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The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of
empire and ambition. --Pope.
Syn: To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer;
encourage; inspire.
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Spiriting away
(gcide) | Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spirited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Spiriting.]
1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to
inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition
of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
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Many officers and private men spirit up and assist
those obstinate people to continue in their
rebellion. --Swift.
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2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by
the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or
off.
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The ministry had him spirited away, and carried
abroad as a dangerous person. --Arbuthnot &
Pope.
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I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of
antiquity. --Willis.
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Spiriting away (Law), causing to leave; the offense of
inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade
process requiring attendance at trial.
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dispiriting
(wn) | dispiriting
adj 1: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn:
demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening,
dispiriting] |
inspiriting
(wn) | inspiriting
adj 1: cheerfully encouraging [syn: heartening, inspiriting] |
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