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sup·press
(sə-prĕs′)tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es
1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue: suppress a rebellion. See Usage Note at repress.
2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups.
3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film.
4.
a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.
b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile.
5.
a. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of: suppress a virus; suppress a hemorrhage.
b. To inhibit the expression of (a gene): suppress a mutation.
[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
sup·press′ant n.
sup·press′i·ble adj.
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suppressant
(səˈprɛsənt)adj
tending to suppress or restrain an action or condition
n
(Medicine) a suppressant drug or agent: a cough suppressant.
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sup•pres•sant
(səˈprɛs ənt)n.
a substance that suppresses an undesirable action or condition: a cough suppressant.
[1940–45]
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suppressant
n (Med) Medikament zur Unterdrückung bestimmter Körperfunktionen appetite suppressant → Appetitzügler m
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suppressant
n supresor m; appetite — supresor del apetitoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.