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Depress

//dɪˈpɹɛs// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To press down.

    "Depress the upper lever to start the machine."

  2. 2
    lessen the activity or force of wordnet
  3. 3
    To make depressed, sad or bored.

    "Winter depresses me."

  4. 4
    press down wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

    "Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."

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  1. 6
    cause to drop or sink wordnet
  2. 7
    To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  3. 8
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted wordnet
  4. 9
    To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
  5. 10
    lower (prices or markets) wordnet

Etymology

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”).

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