Depress \De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.]

[L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.]

1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. ``With lips depressed.'' --Tennyson.

2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.

4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

6. (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.

Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Depressed \De*pressed"\, a.

1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

2. (Bot.)
   (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
   (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)