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- Dictionarydepress/dɪˈprɛs/
verb
- 1. make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected: "that first day at school depressed me" Similar Opposite
- 2. reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system): "fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets" Similar Opposite
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to reduce the value of something in money: depress prices The high number of houses for sale is depressing prices. depress earnings The rise in the value of the dollar has depressed the company's earnings this year. depress profits Slower economic growth could depress profits.
1. obsolete : repress, subjugate. 2. a. : to press down. depress a typewriter key. b. : to cause to sink to a lower position. 3. : to lessen the activity or strength of. drugs that may depress the appetite. 4. : sadden, discourage. don't let the news depress you. 5. : to decrease the market value or marketability of. depressible. di-ˈpre-sə-bəl.
Depress definition: to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.. See examples of DEPRESS used in a sentence.
depress. verb [ T ] us / dɪˈpres / uk / dɪˈpres / depress verb [T] (CAUSE SADNESS) Add to word list. to cause someone to feel unhappy and without hope: This weather depresses me. it depresses someone to do something It depresses me to think that I'll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years ' time.
6 meanings: 1. to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject 2. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of 3. to lower.... Click for more definitions.
Depress means to lessen the activity or power of something. If you want to depress the spread of poverty, you need to find ways to slow it down, like by bringing education and skill-building resources into the poorest communities.
Definition of depress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.