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casts down

casts down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast down.

Meaning of cast down

Verb

cast down (third-person singular simple present casts down, present participle casting down, simple past and past participle cast down)

  1. (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
  2. (transitive) To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.

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What is casts down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Casts down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast down.

Words near casts down in the dictionary

  1. casts aside
  2. casts aspersions
  3. casts away
  4. casts back
  5. casts caution to the wind
  6. casts down
  7. casts in someone's teeth
  8. casts light on
  9. casts loose
  10. casts of thousands
  11. casts off

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