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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.

a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.

b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile.

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

(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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Noun

suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetite

appetite suppressant

drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

Translations

suppressant

[səˈpresnt] N → inhibidor m
appetite suppressant → inhibidor m del apetito

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suppressant

n (Med) Medikament zur Unterdrückung bestimmter Körperfunktionen appetite suppressant → Appetitzügler m

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suppressant

n supresor m; appetite — supresor del apetito

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