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1
to make sad
- the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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2
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
- construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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- drop,
- lower,
- throw,
- throw down
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3
to diminish the price or value of
- the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year
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4
to push steadily against with some force
- depressed the lever to start the machine
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“Depress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depress. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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