— Dis*pers"ive*ness, n.
Disperson'ate
(Dis*per"son'*ate) v. t. To deprive of personality or individuality. [R.]
We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves.
Hare. Dispirit
(Dis*pir"it) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.
Not dispirited with my afflictions.
Dryden.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch.
Collier. 2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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.
Dispirited
(Dis*pir"it*ed), a. Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. — Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. —
Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
Dispiritment
(Dis*pir"it*ment) n. Depression of spirits; discouragement. [R.]
Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment, was waiting the slow conclusion of this.
Carlyle. Dispiteous
(Dis*pit"e*ous) a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf. Despiteous.] Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless.
Spenser. — Dis*pit"e*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Displace
(Dis*place") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displaced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Displacing.] [Pref. dis- + place: cf.
F. déplacer.]
1. To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another
situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced.
2. To crowd out; to take the place of.
Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas.
London Times. 3. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an
officer of the revenue.
4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.]
You have displaced the mirth.
Shak. Syn. — To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.
