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depress   (TTS Sound)

The verb depress has 5 senses

• 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")


• depress -- (lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices")


• lower, depress -- (cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir")


• press down, depress -- (press down; "Depress the space key")


• depress -- (lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy")