depress

verbs

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down

is derived from

is derived from

antonym

lower (prices or markets)

"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

depress

is a type of (narrower)

move something or somebody to a lower position

"take down the vase from the shelf"

cause to drop or sink

"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

depress, lower

is derived from

press down

"Depress the space key"

depress, press down

is derived from

is derived from

lessen the activity or force of

"The rising inflation depressed the economy"

depress

is a type of (narrower)

lessen the strength of

"The fever weakened his body"