The difference between Depress and Elevate

When used as verbs, depress means to press down, whereas elevate means to raise (something) to a higher position.

Elevate is also adjective with the meaning: elevated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Depress and Elevate

Depress as a verb:

To press down.

Examples:

"Depress the upper lever to start the machine."
Depress as a verb:

To make depressed, sad or bored.

Examples:

"Winter depresses me."
Depress as a verb:

To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

Examples:

"Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."
Depress as a verb:

To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
Depress as a verb (math):

To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Elevate as a verb (transitive):

To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
Elevate as a verb (transitive):

To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
Elevate as a verb (transitive):

To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
Elevate as a verb (transitive):

To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
Elevate as a verb (transitive):

To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.

Examples:

"to elevate the voice"
Elevate as a verb (dated, colloquial, humorous):

To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
Elevate as a verb (obsolete, [[Latinism]]):

To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.

Examples:

"rfquotek Jeremy Taylor"

Elevate as an adjective (obsolete):

Elevated; raised aloft.

Examples:

"rfquotek Milton"