repressible

repressible
repress ► VERB 1) subdue by force. 2) restrain, prevent, or inhibit. 3) suppress (a thought or feeling) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious.
DERIVATIVES represser noun repressible adjective repression noun.
ORIGIN Latin reprimere 'press back, check' .

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  • répressible — ● répressible adjectif (de répression) Qui peut être réprimé. ⇒RÉPRESSIBLE, adj. A. [Corresp. à réprimer B 1 b] Qui peut être réprimé. Délit répressible. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.). B. [Corresp. à réprimer B 1 a] Qui peut être maîtrisé. Empl. subst.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Repressible — Re*press i*ble ( ? b l), a. Capable of being repressed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • repressible — re·press·ible ri pres ə bəl adj capable of being repressed <repressible enzymes controlled by their end products> re·press·ibil·i·ty .pres ə bil ət ē n, pl ties * * * re·pres·si·ble (re presґĭ bəl) capable of undergoing repression …   Medical dictionary

  • repressible system — repressible system. См. репрессируемая система. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • repressible — adjective see repress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • repressible — See repressibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • repressible — adjective Capable of being repressed, of being controlled, of being suppressed or limited. Ant: irrepressible …   Wiktionary

  • repressible — rɪ presÉ™bl adj. suppressible, can be controlled; subduable, can be quelled …   English contemporary dictionary

  • repressible — re·press·ible …   English syllables

  • repressible — …   Useful english dictionary

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