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Depress

dɪˈprɛs

Depress definitions

verb

Inflections:

depress depressed depresses depressing

make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected

"that first day at school depressed me"

Synonyms:
make sad sadden make unhappy cast down get down make gloomy make despondent dispirit
reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system)

"fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets"

Synonyms:
slow down slow up reduce lower weaken sap devitalize impair deflate reduce lower cut cheapen put down keep down mark down discount deflate depreciate devalue diminish downgrade
push or pull (something) down into a lower position

"depress the lever"

Synonyms:
push (down) press (down) exert pressure on lower hold down