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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Depressor :: Depressor (n.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
Dent :: Dent (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation..
Low :: Low (v. t.) To depress; to lower.
Dismal :: Dismal (a.) Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place..
Slur :: Slur (n.) In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them..
Depress :: Depress (a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
Equanimity :: Equanimity (n.) Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity..
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution..
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed..
Revival :: Revival (n.) Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like..
Depressing :: Depressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depres.
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
Dispirit :: Dispirit (v. t.) To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.
Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
Law-fall :: "Law-fall (n.) Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits..
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Capillarity :: Capillarity (n.) The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction..
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