cast down
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verb
(tr, adverb) to make (a person) discouraged or dejected
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cast down
Throw down, hurl to the ground, as in She cast down her coat on the grass. [Late 1400s]
Bend down, lower, as in He cast down his eyes. [Late 1300s]
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