Dictionary![]() ![]() de•pressPronunciation: (di-pres'), [key] —v.t. 1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit. 2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull. 3. to lower in amount or value. 4. to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun. 5. to press down. 6. Music.to lower in pitch. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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