depress
/dɪˈpɹɛs/verb
Middle School
1
To press down.
2
To make depressed, sad or bored.
3
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
4
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
5
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing