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Verb demoralise has 2 senses
- corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
--2 is one way to discourage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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