depress
- sense 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
- depress deject cast_down get_down dismay dispirit demoralize demoralise
- sense 2: lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
- depress
- lower take_down let_down get_down bring_down
- sense 3: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
- lower depress
- sense 4: press down; "Depress the space key"
- press_down depress
- sense 5: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
- depress