Lower vs Deject - What's the difference?
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(low)
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) older
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
to pull down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
To make less elevated
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
To bring down; to humble
(reflexive) (lower oneself ) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
Make sad or dispirited.
* Benjamin Franklin
(obsolete) To cast down.
* Udall
* Fuller
Lower is a related term of deject.
In lang=en terms the difference between lower and deject
is that lower is to decrease in value, amount, etc while deject is make sad or dispirited.As verbs the difference between lower and deject
is that lower is to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down or lower can be while deject is make sad or dispirited.As an adjective lower
is (low).As an adverb lower
is .lower
English
Etymology 1
From (low) +Adjective
(head)Antonyms
* (more low) higher * (bottom) upper * (older) upperAdverb
(head)Verb
(en verb)- lower a bucket into a well
- to lower a sail of a boat
- to lower a flag
- Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. .
- lower a fence or wall
- lower a chimney or turret
- lower the aim of a gun
- to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
- lower the temperature
- lower one's vitality
- lower distilled liquors
- lower one's pride
- I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
- lower the price of goods
- lower the interest rate
- The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
Synonyms
* bring down * shorten * * reduce * reduce, turn down * * be humble * cut, reduce * die off, drop, fall, fall off, shrink * become/get smaller, become/get lower, lessen, reduceEtymology 2
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*deject
English
Verb
- I pitied poor Miss Read's unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected , seldom cheerful, and avoided company.
- Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.
- Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look.