depresses

present tense third-person singular of depress
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as in lowers
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass

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“Depresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depresses. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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