DEJECTS

Verb

dejects

(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deject

Source: Wiktionary

DEJECT

De*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dejecting.] Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]

1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. Fuller.

2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. Pope.

De*ject", a. Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p.]

Definition: Dejected. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition