Part 2968

<h1>Deprehension</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>Dep`re*hen"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deprehensio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A catching; discovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Depress</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*press"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Depressed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Depressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>depressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>deprimere</ets>; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>premere</ets> to press. See <er>Press</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; <as>as, to <ex>depress</ex> the muzzle of a gun; to <ex>depress</ex> the eyes.</as></def> "With lips <i>depressed</i>."

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; <as>as, his spirits were <ex>depressed</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.</def>

<cs><col>To depress the pole</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.</syn>

<h1>Depress</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*press"</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>depressus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Having the middle lower than the border; concave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>If the seal be <b>depress</b> or hollow. <i>Hammond.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Depressant</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*press"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.</def>

<h1>Depressed</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*pressed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.</def>

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

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.</def>

<h1>Depressingly</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*press"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a depressing manner.</def>

<h1>Depression</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*pres"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>depressio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82pression</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of depressing.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being depressed; a sinking.</def>