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de•press
Pronunciation: (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.
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