| VERB | social | demoralize, corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
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| emotion | demoralize, depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralise | lower someone's spirits | |
| cognition | demoralize | confuse or put into disorder |
| Sounds | dihmao'rahlay.z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | |
| Narrower | bastardize, bastardise | change something so that its value declines |
| infect | Corrupt with ideas or an ideology / ideology | |
| lead off, lead astray | teach immoral behavior to | |
| poison | spoil as if by poison | |
| sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise | debase through carnal gratification | |
| suborn | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | corromper, depravar, desmoralizar, desviar, envilecer, pervertir, profanar, solo miembro embrujar, subvertir, viciar | |
| Catalan | corrompre, pervertir | |
| Nouns | demoralization | destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy |
| Meaning | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will demoralize him | |
| Example | "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" | |
| Synonyms | depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralise | |
| Narrower | chill | depress or discourage |
| Broader | discourage | deprive of courage or hope |
| Opposite | elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate | Fill with high spirits |
| Spanish | abatir, deprimir, desalentar, desanimar, desmoralizar, espantar | |
| Catalan | abatre, deprimir, desanimar, descoratjar, desmoralitzar | |
| Nouns | demoralization | depression resulting from an undermining of your morale |
| Meaning | confuse or put into disorder. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" | |
| Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
| Spanish | desmoralizar | |
| Nouns | demoralization | a state of disorder and confusion |
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