2006-09-09 08:09:43 · 4 answers · asked by #1 soccer fan 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
press or pressure
2006-09-09 08:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depress, naturally. Depression (be it a time period or an emotional state) is usually a lower time. Depress generally means something along the lines of to make lower. Therefore the root word of depression is depress.
2006-09-09 15:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c.1325, from O.Fr. depresser, from L.L. depressare, freq. of L. deprimere "press down," from de- "down" + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Economic sense of depression is 1793, given a specific application in 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929; sense of "state of dejection" is c.1425; adopted 1905 as a clinical term in psychology. Depressant "sedative" is first attested 1876.
2006-09-09 15:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ars Magica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depress, because ion is always an add-on to words.
2006-09-09 15:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by butterbananas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋