Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Not dispirited with my afflictions.   --Dryden.

            He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.

   2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]

            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.

Source : WordNet®

dispirit
     v : 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}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]