from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw
down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.
--Udall.
[1913 Webster]
Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming
civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a
modest look. --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage;
to dishearten.
[1913 Webster]
Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]