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Word entry · 7 letters

depress

Best crossword clue

"Make gloomy"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈpɹɛs/Part of speech verbSorted deeprssStarts with DEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. lessen the activity or force of

Word origin

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).

Used in a sentence

  • Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
  • Winter depresses me.
  • Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.

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