depress vs bring down

depress and bring down both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bring down is a hypernym of depress; that is, bring down is a word with a broader meaning than depress:

Other hypernyms of depress include get down, let down, lower, take down.

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