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English Dictionary: depress	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for depress
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depress v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" Synonym(s): depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise Antonym(s): elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" Synonym(s): lower, depress press down; "Depress the space key" Synonym(s): press down, depress lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depress \Depress"\, a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress* or hollow. --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depress \Depress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress* the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. [bd]With lips depressed.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride. 3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed. 4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc. 5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate. 6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. {To depress the pole} (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator. Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.