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.
Dis*pir"it*ed, a. Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.