depress

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. To press down.
  2. To make depressed, sad or bored.
  3. To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
  4. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  5. To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

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cheer up
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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/dɪˈpɹɛs/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

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”).

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