depress
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin depressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down”), from de (“down”) + premere (“to press”).
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Verb [edit]
depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed)
- To press down on
- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- To make depressed, sad or bored.
- Winter depresses me.
- To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
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Translations [edit]
to press down on
to make depressed, sad or bored
External links [edit]
- depress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- depress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
