depress

Verb

  • (v.) depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted) "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
  • (v.) depress (lower (prices or markets)) "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
  • (v.) lower, depress (cause to drop or sink) "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
  • (v.) press down, depress (press down) "Depress the space key"
  • (v.) depress (lessen the activity or force of) "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
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