different between depressant vs depress

English

Etymology

depress +? -ant

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d??p??s?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Noun

depressant (countable and uncountable, plural depressants)

1. (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

   Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant.

2. (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

Translations

Adjective

depressant (comparative more depressant, superlative most depressant)

1. (pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity.

English

Etymology

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin d?pressus, perfect participle of d?prim? (“to press down, to weigh down”), from d?- (“off, away, down, out”) +? prem? (“to press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??p??s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed)

2. To press down.

3. To make depressed, sad or bored.

4. (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

5. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
6. (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Synonyms

• downbear

Derived terms

Translations

References

• depress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• depress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• pressed, spersed