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English verb: depress | |||
| 1. | depress (emotion) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||
| Samples | These news depressed her. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will depress him | ||
| Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chill | ||
| Antonyms | elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | ||
| 2. | depress (motion) lower (prices or markets) | ||
| Samples | The glut of oil depressed gas prices. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down | ||
| 3. | depress (contact) cause to drop or sink | ||
| Samples | The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir. | ||
| Synonyms | lower | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | depress (contact) press down | ||
| Samples | Depress the space key. | ||
| Synonyms | press down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| 5. | depress (change) lessen the activity or force of | ||
| Samples | The rising inflation depressed the economy. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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