de moralize

verb (used with object), de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing.

to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.

to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.

to corrupt or undermine the morals of.

Also, especially British, de·mor·al·ise.

Origin:
1785–95; < French démoraliser. See de-, moral, -ize

Related forms

de·mor·al·i·za·tion, noun

de·mor·al·iz·er, noun

de·mor·al·iz·ing·ly, adverb

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demoralize or demoralise (dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz)

—vb
1.	to undermine the morale of; dishearten: he was demoralized by his defeat
2.	to debase morally; corrupt
3.	to throw into confusion

demoralise or demoralise

—vb

demorali'zation or demoralise

—n

demorali'sation or demoralise

—n

de'moralizer or demoralise

—n

de'moraliser or demoralise

—n

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Word Origin & History

demoralize

c.1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from Fr. demoraliser, from de- "remove" + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the Fr. Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848.

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