demoralize vs discourage

demoralize and discourage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demoralize	No	No	Yes	No
discourage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discourage is a hypernym of demoralize; that is, discourage is a word with a broader meaning than demoralize:

demoralize: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
discourage: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

demoralize (verb)	discourage (verb)
confuse or put into disorder	try to prevent; show opposition to
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged