Definition of depress

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Depress (v. t.) To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride..

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Heartsick :: Heartsick (a.) Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent.
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
Infrasternal :: Infrasternal (a.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach..
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
Depression :: Depression (n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness..
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc..
Flat :: Flat (v. t.) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone..
Scyllarian :: Scyllarian (n.) One of a family (Scyllaridae) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antennae. Also used adjectively..
Anoa :: Anoa (n.) A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market..
Reclination :: Reclination (n.) The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one..
Ephippium :: Ephippium (n.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
Kick :: Kick (n.) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick..
Flat :: Flat (v. t.) To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress..
Low-spirited :: Low-spirited (a.) Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.
Levator :: Levator (n.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
Depressing :: Depressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depres.
Basin :: Basin (n.) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river..
Elevate :: Elevate (v. t.) To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits..
Groove :: Groove (n.) A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut..
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