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Meanings of cast down in English

Portuguese
desanimar
Catalan
desanimar
Spanish
deprimir

Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.

    desanimar
    Usage of cast down in English
    1
    No huge pylons cast down upon the ground their forms in darkness.
    The Spell of Egypt
    2
    Fan glanced at her in sudden fear and cast down her eyes.
    Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
    3
    He cast down his eyes before me; he stammered when he spoke.
    The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Ce...
    4
    The Protestants remained at home during the period, sorrowful and cast down.
    Exiled for the Faith: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution
    5
    I will see your nation cast down and your allies drawn away.
    Black Powder War
    6
    You must not allow yourself to be cast down in that way.
    Doctor Pascal
    7
    Wise men are neither cast down in defeat nor exalted by success.
    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
    8
    At the sight of Leonard, the former instantly cast down her eyes.
    Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
    9
    He also mounted the throne only to be cast down from it.
    Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
    10
    As I re-entered the dining-room I saw Jacobus cast down his eyes.
    'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales
    11
    The girl cast down her eyes and was silent for some time.
    Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
    12
    Now perhaps, the god being the stronger, will cast down the man.
    The Ancient Allan
    13
    Sidwell had spoken in a steady voice, though with eyes cast down.
    Born in Exile
    14
    Up to this moment the Regent had kept his eyes cast down.
    Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 03
    15
    Theo's eyes cast down to the floor, and she said, No, ma'am.
    The curse of deadman's forest
    16
    She cast down the hauberk, and drew one step nigher to him.
    The House of the Wolfings / A Tale of the House of the Wolfings ...
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