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Webster 1913 Edition


Depress

De-press′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Depressed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Depressing
.]
[L.
depressus
, p. p. of
deprimere
;
de-
+
premere
to press. See
Press
.]
1.
To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;
as, to
depress
the muzzle of a gun; to
depress
the eyes.
“With lips depressed.”
Tennyson.
2.
To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3.
To cast a gloom upon; to sadden;
as, his spirits were
depressed
.
4.
To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
5.
To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
6.
(Math.)
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Syn. – To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.

De-press′

,
Adj.
[L.
depressus
, p. p.]
Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
[Obs.]
If the seal be
depress
or hollow.
Hammond.

Webster 1828 Edition


Depress

DEPRESS

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To press.]
1.
To press down; to press to a lower state or position; as, to depress the end of a tube, or the muzzle of a gun.
2.
To let fall; to bring down; as, to depress the eye.
3.
To render dull or languid; to limit or diminish; as, to depress commerce.
4.
To sink; to lower; to deject; to make sad; as, to depress the spirits or the mind.
5.
To humble; to abase; as, to depress pride.
6.
To sink in altitude; to cause to appear lower or nearer the horizon; as, a man sailing towards the equator depresses the pole.
7.
To impoverish; to lower in temporal estate; as, misfortunes and losses have depressed the merchants.

Definition 2024


depress

depress

English

Verb

depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed)

  1. To press down.
    Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
  2. To make depressed, sad or bored.
    Winter depresses me.
  3. To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
    Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
  4. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  5. (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

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  • depress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • depress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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