bring down vs depress

bring down and depress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring down	No	No	Yes	No
depress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, depress is a hyponym of bring down; that is, depress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring down:

Other hyponyms of bring down include reef, dip, incline.

bring down (verb)	depress (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	lessen the activity or force of
impose something unpleasant	press down
cause to be enthusiastic	cause to drop or sink
cause to come to the ground	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
move something or somebody to a lower position	lower (prices or markets)
cause the downfall of; of rulers