depress

de·press  (d-prs)

tr.v. de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

1. To lower in spirits; deject.

2.

a. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.

b. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

4. To lower prices in (a financial market).

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[Middle English depressen, to push down, from Old French depresser, from Latin dprimere, dpress- : d-, de- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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de·pressi·ble adj.

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depress

Verb

1. to make sad and gloomy

2. to lower (prices)

3. to push down [Old French depresser]

depressing adj
depressingly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depress - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" cast down, deject, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
	2.	depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	3.	depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" lower alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	depress - press down; "Depress the space key" press down move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	5.	depress - lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

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depress

verb 1. sadden, upset, distress, chill, discourage, grieve, daunt, oppress, desolate, weigh down, cast down, bring tears to your eyes, make sad, dishearten, dispirit, make your heart bleed, aggrieve, deject, make despondent, cast a gloom upon << OPPOSITE cheer

verb 2. lower, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease, impair, lessen << OPPOSITE raise

verb 3. devalue, depreciate, cheapen, devaluate

verb 4. press down, push, squeeze, lower, flatten, compress, push down, bear down on

Translations

depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt → deprimir (= press down); apretar

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt → déprimer (= press down); appuyer sur, abaisser [+ wages etc]; faire baisser

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt → deprimieren;

(price, wages) → drücken;

(press down) → herunterdrücken

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt → deprimere (= press down); premere