depress
11depress — de|press [dıˈpres] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: depresser, from Latin premere to press ] 1.) to make someone feel very unhappy ▪ The thought of taking the exam again depressed him. ▪ It depresses me that nobody seems to care. 2.) …
12depress — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel very unhappy: The thought of having to take the exam again depressed him. 2 to prevent something from working properly or being as active as it usually is: Several factors combined to depress the American economy.… …
13depress — verb 1) the news depressed him Syn: sadden, dispirit, cast down, get down, dishearten, demoralize, crush, shake, desolate, weigh down, oppress; upset, distress, grieve, haunt, harrow; informal give someone the blues …
14depress — verb 1) the news depressed him Syn: sadden, dispirit, cast down, get down, dishearten, demoralize, crush, weigh down on 2) new economic policies depressed sales Syn: slow down, weaken …
15depress */ — UK [dɪˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms depress : present tense I/you/we/they depress he/she/it depresses present participle depressing past tense depressed past participle depressed 1) if something depresses you, it makes you feel unhappy …
16depress — depressible, adj. depressibility, n. /di pres /, v.t. 1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit. 2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull. 3. to lower in amount or value. 4. to put into a lower position:… …
17depress — verb /dəˈprɛs/ a) To press down on Depress the upper lever to start the machine. b) To make depressed, sad or bored. Winter depresses me. See Also …
18depress — de·press di pres vt 1) to diminish the activity, strength, or yield of <able to depress irritability of the heart muscle by the use of such a drug as procaine> 2) to lower in spirit or mood …
19depress — verb Depress is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accelerator, ↑button, ↑key, ↑market, ↑pedal, ↑turnout, ↑wage …
20depress — [[t]dɪpre̱s[/t]] depresses, depressing, depressed 1) VERB If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed. [V n] I must admit the state of the country depresses me ... [V n] I know he is too optimistic but I don t… …
