depress: Meaning and Definition of
de•press
Pronunciation: (di-pres'), [key]
— v.t.
- to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
- to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
- to lower in amount or value.
- to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun.
- to press down.
- to lower in pitch.
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