Depress
verb (used with object)
1.
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
2.
to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
3.
to lower in amount or value.
4.
to put into a lower position:
to depress the muzzle of a gun.
5.
to press down.
6.
Music. to lower in pitch.
verb (transitive)
1.
to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject
2.
to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of
3.
to lower prices of (securities or a security market)
4.
to press or push down
5.
to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)
6.
(obsolete) to suppress or subjugate
depress de·press (dĭ-prěs’)
v.
To lower in spirits; deject.
To cause to drop or sink; lower.
To press down.
To lessen the activity or force of something.
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