tr.v. de·ject·ed, de·ject·ing, de·jects To lower the spirits of; dishearten. [Middle English dejecten, from Latin dēicere, dēiect-, to cast down : dē-, de- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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