dispirit vs discourage

dispirit and discourage both are verbs.

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

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

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

dispirit (verb)	discourage (verb)
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted	try to prevent; show opposition to
	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged