depress
English
/dɪˈpɹɛs/
verb
Definitions
- To press down.
- To make depressed, sad or bored.
- To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
- (math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English depressen derived from Old French depresser derived from Latin depressus.
Origin
Latin
depressus
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidepressant English
- cardiodepressant English
- depressable English
- depressant English
- depresseth English
- depressible English
- depressogenic English
- depressoid English
- depressomotor English
- depressor English
- deprest English
- immunodepress English
- immunodepressant English
- motor English
- neurodepressant English
- nondepressible English
- prodepressant English
- vasodepressor English
- depressus Latin
- dēpressus Latin
- depressivo Italian
- depressivo Portuguese
- depressen Middle English
- depresser Old French
- depresar Ido
- depreseskar Ido