DEPRESS
\dɪpɹˈɛs], \dɪpɹˈɛs], \d_ɪ_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of DEPRESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
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lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
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press down; "Depress the space key"
By Princeton University
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lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
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lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
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press down; "Depress the space key"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
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To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
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To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
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To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
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To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
By Oddity Software
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To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
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To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
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To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
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To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
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To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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