'Depress' definitions:

Definition of 'depress'

(from WordNet)
verb
Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift]
verb
Lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
verb
Cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" [syn: lower, depress]
verb
Press down; "Depress the space key" [syn: press down, depress]
verb
Lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

Definition of 'Depress'

From: GCIDE
  • Depress \De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.]
  • 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. [1913 Webster]
  • To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.
  • Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Depress'

From: GCIDE
  • Depress \De*press"\, a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • If the seal be depress or hollow. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]