English words containing depressant:

verb

Give (an artistic work) an old-fashioned flavour by using archaic words or styles.

adjective

Consciously imitating a word or a style of language or art that is very old or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Archaizing poetry

verb

Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

Usage examples:

His words could hardly be construed as an apology

verb

To understand the meaning of something in a particular way

Usage examples:

That comment could be construed in either of two ways.

noun

The discharge of faeces from the body.

Usage examples:

The ulcer causes pain that occurs during defecation

noun

The act of passing the contents of the bowels out of the body

Usage examples:

Normal defecation frequency varies from three times a day to three times a week.

verb

Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.

Usage examples:

Aunt sophie embraced her warmly

noun

An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.

Usage examples:

They were locked in an embrace

noun

An act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically.

Usage examples:

Their eager embrace of foreign influences

verb

Pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud.

Usage examples:

It's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer

verb

Past simple and past participle of impersonate

Usage examples:

She's the woman who impersonates all the celebrities on tv., he was fined for impersonating a polic…