depress

Definition of Depress in English :

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Verb

1. cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Example Sentences:
'These news depressed her'
'The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her'

2. depress

lower (prices or markets)

Example Sentences:
'The glut of oil depressed gas prices'

3. depress, lower

cause to drop or sink

Example Sentences:
'The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir'

lower

4. depress, press down

press down

Example Sentences:
'Depress the space key'

press down

5. depress

lessen the activity or force of

Example Sentences:
'The rising inflation depressed the economy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Depress

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verb (transitive)

to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject

to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of

to lower prices of (securities or a security market)

to press or push down

to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)

6. obsolete

to suppress or subjugate

Depress

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verb transitive

to press down; push or pull down; lower

to lower in spirits; make gloomy; discourage; sadden

to decrease the force or activity of; weaken

to lower in value, price, or amount

5. Obsolete

to suppress

6. Music

to lower the pitch of

Depress

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tr.v. de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

1. To cause to be sad or dejected.

a. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.

b. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

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