depress
verb (used with object)
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
had depressed
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past perfectof depress.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And meanwhile, the influx of supply from overseas had depressed prices to a still-inflated but more reasonable $2 apiece.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2020
But by the time the house was finished 28 months later, the housing crisis had depressed the market considerably.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2016
Such fishermen are members of the "unoiled fisheries" classes and are entitled to shares of spill funds, based on a finding that fears of oil tainting had depressed Alaska salmon prices in general, Sarko said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2012
Aviva added that those concerns had depressed the share price of Vedanta, which mines predominantly in India, Zambia and Australia.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2012
Later, he realized that Odenigbo did not intend to punch him, perhaps did not consider him worthy of a punch, and the thought had depressed him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
