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DEPRESS





Definition:

  1. [verb] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
    Synonyms: deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

  2. [verb] lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

  3. [verb] cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
    Synonyms: lower

  4. [verb] press down; "Depress the space key"
    Synonyms: press down

  5. [verb] lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

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