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depress

dep·ress

UK/dɪˈpɹɛs/ US/dɪˈprɛs/ uncommon

verb

1.

lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted

  • “These news depressed her”
  • “The bad state of her child”
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2.

lower (prices or markets)

  • “The glut of oil depressed gas prices”
3.

cause to drop or sink

  • “The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir”
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4.

press down

  • “Depress the space key”
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5.

lessen the activity or force of

  • “The rising inflation depressed the economy”

Origin

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).

Phrases

  • depress the pole

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