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Definition: (verb) Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.
Synonyms: cast down, deject, depress, dismay, demoralize.
Usage: I try to maintain a positive outlook, but the sad stories that are often featured on the nightly news inevitably dispirit me.
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  1. asseverate Definition: (verb) State categorically. Synonyms: assert, maintain. Usage: They descended, passing the man with the pail, who again asseverated that he had let no intruder pass. Discuss

  2. redact Definition: (verb) Formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: couch, put, frame, cast. Usage: Your presentation is solid, but I have asked Michael to redact portions of the text to make it more accessible to our Japanese business partners. Discuss

  3. undersell Definition: (verb) To sell goods for a lower price than (another seller). Synonyms: undercut. Usage: The executive instituted a store-wide sale in an effort to undersell the popular new competitor. Discuss

  4. indispose Definition: (verb) Make unwilling. Synonyms: disincline. Usage: I did not wish to indispose him still further by an appearance of marked curiosity. Discuss

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