Demoralise

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demoralise
       v 1: 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" [syn: {corrupt},
             {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {debauch}, {debase},


             {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
       2: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
          depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
          demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get
          down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}] [ant: {elate}]