depress

Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.

(verb)

An example of depress is pushing the gas pedal of a car down with your foot.
An example of depress is telling someone that their car has been stolen.
An example of depress is a property value being lessened by a bunch of neighborhood houses selling for much less than they're worth.

See depress in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: ME depressen < OFr depresser < L depressus, pp. of deprimere, to press down, sink < de-, down + premere, to press

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See depress in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

To lower in spirits; deject.
a. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.
b. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.
To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.
To lower prices in (a financial market).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English depressen, to push down

Origin: , from Old French depresser

Origin: , from Latin dēprimere, dēpress-

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots

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