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English verb: demoralize | |||
| 1. | demoralize (social) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||
| Samples | Debauch the young people with wine and women. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men. Do school counselors subvert young children?. Corrupt the morals. | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, infect, lead astray, lead off, poison, sensualise, sensualize, suborn | ||
| 2. | demoralize (emotion) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||
| Samples | These news depressed her. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will demoralize him | ||
| Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralise, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chill | ||
| Antonyms | elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | ||
| 3. | demoralize (cognition) confuse or put into disorder | ||
| Samples | The boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
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