depress vs take down

depress and take down both are verbs.

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

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

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

depress (verb)	take down (verb)
lessen the activity or force of	make a written note of
press down	tear down so as to make flat with the ground
cause to drop or sink	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted	move something or somebody to a lower position
lower (prices or markets)