cast down en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English casten doun, casten adoun, equivalent to cast + down.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
Disclose it not to the others, for none can strive with Fate and gain the victory, and it would but cast down their hearts. But it is fitting we be ready against evil hap.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:
- (transitive) To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| casting down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cast down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cast down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| casts down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
ru све́ргнуть (to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin) · ru сверга́ть (to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin) · pl powalić (to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin) · pl powalać (to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin)