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v. To lower in spirits; deject.

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

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

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

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

v. To press down on

v. To make depressed, sad or bored.

v. To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

v. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower

v. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

v. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden.

v. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

v. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

v. To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

adj. Having the middle lower than the border; concave.

To press or move downward; make lower; bring to a lower level: as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eye.

To force or keep down; cause to fall to or remain in a low or lower condition; lower in vigor, amount, estimation, etc.: as, to depress stocks or the price of merchandise; business is depressed.

To weigh upon; lower in feeling; make dull or languid; deject.

To depreciate; rate meanly; belittle.

To repress.

In algebra, to reduce to a lower degree, as an equation.

To reduce to subjection; overpower.

To pardon; release; let go.

To cast down, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, chill, dampen.

Pressed down; hollow in the center; concave.

v. lessen the activity or force of

v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

v. cause to drop or sink

v. lower (prices or markets)

v. press down

"With the new load of fifth-graders, plus the fourth-graders, Schaeffler anticipates an increased number of low-performing students that may again depress average scores."

depressed    depresses    depressing   

weaken    change    modify    alter    take down    let down    get down    lower    bring down    displace   

lower    depreciate    to depress the pole   

depressive    depressant    depression   

discourage    degrade    cast down    abase    lower    humble    deject    sink    dispirit    sadden   

Bess    Es    Etess    Fs    Hess    Hesse    Ins    Jess    Les    Ness   

sad    uncomfortable    unhappy    gloomy    uneasy    perplex    ashamed    stupid    sick