derepress
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.de·re·press
transitive verb \ˌdē-ri-ˈpres\Definition of DEREPRESS
: to activate (a gene or enzyme) by releasing from a blocked state
— de·re·pres·sion \-ˈpre-shən\ noun
First Known Use of DEREPRESS
1960
Rhymes with DEREPRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
de·re·press
transitive verb \ˌdē-ri-ˈpres\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of DEREPRESS
: to activate (a gene or enzyme) by releasing from a blocked state
—de·re·pres·sion \-ˈpresh-ən\ (audio pronunciation) noun
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