depress

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /dəˈprɛs/

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Verb

Plain form depress

Third-person singular depresses

Past tense depressed

Past participle depressed

Present participle depressing

1. If you depress something, you push or hold it down.

   He depressed the button with his finger.

2. If something is depressed it is being made low.

   The prices were depressed by too much being available.

3. If something depresses you, it makes you very sad.

   Sad songs always depress me.

Synonyms

• lower, reduce, decrease

Antonyms

• raise, elevate, heighten

Related words

• depression
• depressed
• depressing