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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]