Definition of depress

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Depress (v. t.) To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc..

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Camoys :: Camoys (a.) Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose.
Filling :: Filling (n.) That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc..
Equanimous :: Equanimous (a.) Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed..
Slouch :: Slouch (n.) A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim..
Depriment :: Depriment (a.) Serving to depress.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Foveate :: Foveate (a.) Having pits or depressions; pitted.
Depression :: Depression (n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
Low :: Low (superl.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note..
Prostration :: Prostration (n.) The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits..
Dimply :: Dimply (a.) Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the dimply pool..
Sinker :: Sinker (n.) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles..
Rugate :: Rugate (a.) Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc..
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
Demissionary :: Demissionary (a.) Tending to lower, depress, or degrade..
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