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| de·press [ di préss ] (past and past participle de·pressed, present participle de·press·ing, 3rd person present singular de·press·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. make somebody unhappy: to make somebody feel very sad or hopeless
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2. weaken something: to weaken something, or make something less active
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3. devaluate something: to decrease the value of something
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4. push on something: to press something such as a button or lever
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin depress-, past participle of deprimere "press down" < premere "press"] |
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  de·press·i·ble adjective |
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