cast down
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English casten doun, casten adoun, equivalent to cast + down.
Verb edit
cast down (third-person singular simple present casts down, present participle casting down, simple past and past participle cast down)
- (transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
- (transitive) To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.
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Translations edit
to overthrow, defeat, or bring to ruin
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