DEPRESS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • lessen the activity or force of
   Usage Example(s)
   • The rising inflation depressed the economy
   Hypernyms(s) depress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
2. Meaning
   • press down
   Synonym(s)
   • press down (what does press down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Depress the space key
   Hypernyms(s) depress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • depression (what does depression mean?)
   • depressor (what does depressor mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause to drop or sink
   Synonym(s)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
   Hypernyms(s) depress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • depressor (what does depressor mean?)
   • depressor muscle (what does depressor muscle mean?)
   • lower berth (what does lower berth mean?)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • lowering (what does lowering mean?)
4. Meaning
   • lower someone’’s spirits
   • make downhearted
   Synonym(s)
   • cast down (what does cast down mean?)
   • deject (what does deject mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dispirit (what does dispirit mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • These news depressed her
   • The bad state of her child’’s health demoralizes her
   Hypernyms(s) depress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • elate (what does elate mean?)
   • lift up (what does lift up mean?)
   • uplift (what does uplift mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • intoxicate (what does intoxicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chill (what does chill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • discouragement (what does discouragement mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dejection (what does dejection mean?)
   • sedative (what does sedative mean?)
   • sedative drug (what does sedative drug mean?)
   • depressant (what does depressant mean?)
   • downer (what does downer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • lower (prices or markets)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The glut of oil depressed gas prices
   Hypernyms(s) depress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • take down (what does take down mean?)
   • let down (what does let down mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)