depress

/dɪˈpres/ verb [T]

Definition

MAKE UNHAPPY › to make someone feel very unhappy, especially about the future: This place really depresses me.

REDUCE › to reduce the value or level of something, especially in business: Competition between stores has depressed prices.

(Definition of depress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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