Verb
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;
"These news depressed her""The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"2. lower (prices or markets);
"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"3. cause to drop or sink;
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"4. press down;
"Depress the space key"5. lessen the activity or force of;
"The rising inflation depressed the economy"