despond
English
/dɪˈspɒnd/, /ˈdɛspɒnd/
verb
Definitions
- To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
Etymology
Compound from Latin dē (from, of, away from, off, out, away, down, down from, without, la, out of, D) + Latin spondeō (promise, I promise, engage, guarantee, promise solemnly, betroth, bond).
Origin
Latin
spondeō
Gloss
promise, I promise, engage, guarantee, promise solemnly, betroth, bond
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Cognates and derived terms
- de- English
- despondence English
- desponder English
- despondest English
- despondeth English
- *deretrarius Latin
- *dēexcitāre Latin
- *dēretrānus Latin
- conspondeo Latin
- de unde Latin
- deaurāre Latin
- deex Latin
- deforis Latin
- deinde Latin
- deiuro Latin
- deorsum Latin
- deretro Latin
- despondeo Latin
- desuper Latin
- dē Latin
- dē unde Latin
- dēfenestrātiō Latin
- respondeo Latin
- spondeō Latin
- sponsio Latin
- sponsor Latin
- da Italian
- di Italian
- de French
- de Old French
- delivrer Old French
- de Esperanto
- defenestrar Catalan, Valencian
- de Galician
- des Galician
- adevăr Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- de Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- de Old Portuguese
- demais Old Portuguese
- dentro Old Portuguese
- depois Old Portuguese
- des Old Portuguese
- di Aromanian
- disi Aromanian
- de Occitan
- da Romansh
- de Asturian
- di Friulian
- de Old Occitan
- de Ligurian
- de Dalmatian
- desmun Dalmatian
- de Ladin
- de Mirandese
- ذي Mozarabic