Depress word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "depress" word

[verb] lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
[verb] press down; "Depress the space key"
[verb] cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
[verb] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
[verb] lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

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\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. 2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride. 3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed. 4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc. 5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate. 6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. {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.
\De*press"\, a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress or hollow. --Hammond.

Synonyms for depress

cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down, lower, press down

Antonyms: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

Related terms: curtail, dampen the spirits, deject, devalue, discourage, dispirit, dive, downgrade, drill, enervate, engrave, let, notch, pockmark, press in, punch, push down, roll back, sap, simplify, take from, thrust down

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Let's analyse "depress" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SSERPED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . .--. .-. . ... ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: depress: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: depress: 4 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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