depress
di pres
- v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
These news depressed her - v lower (prices or markets)
The glut of oil depressed gas prices - v cause to drop or sink
The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir - v press down
- v lessen the activity or force of
The rising inflation depressed the economy
- One Israeli analyst frets that Surat's bustling workshops are flooding retail stores with diamonds, which could depress prices for years to come.
- Both measures are likely to depress the price of carbon over the life of the bill.
- Depress the private sector and you depress the well-being of Americans.