depress

Definitions

1. 1.To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
2. 2.To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
3. 3.To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
4. 4.To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
5. 5.(Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.
6. 6.Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is depress.

• What is to bring down or humble; to abase, as pride called?
• What is to cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed called?
• What is to lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc called?
• What is to lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate called?
• What is to reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator called?
• What is having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond called?