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depress
What does depress mean?
depress (verb): lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce depress?
/dɪˈpɹɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does depress come from?
From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to depress
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “depress” mean?
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
Not quite: that's what warn means.
to stop either temporarily or permanently
Not quite: that's what halt means.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
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