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REPRESS

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Block the action of

Example:

the process of repressing gene transcription

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "repress" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put out of one's consciousness

Synonyms:

repress; suppress

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "repress" is one way to...):

bury; forget (dismiss from the mind; stop remembering)

Domain category:

psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 3

Meaning:

Suppress in order to conceal or hide

Example:

repress a cry of fear

Synonyms:

muffle; repress; smother; stifle; strangle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "repress" is one way to...):

bottle up; inhibit; suppress (consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Put down by force or intimidation

Example:

The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land

Synonyms:

keep down; quash; reduce; repress; subdue; subjugate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "repress" is one way to...):

crush; oppress; suppress (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

repression (the act of repressing; control by holding down)

repression (a state of forcible subjugation)

repressive (restrictive of action)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "repress" is one way to...):

hinder; impede (be a hindrance or obstacle to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

BCL6 is present in DNA-binding complexes and can repress transcription and its activity is dependent upon DNA-binding and on the N-terminal region containing the POZ motif.

(BCL6 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

MiRNAs typically repress expression of their target messenger RNAs, preventing translation into proteins.

(Why Lack of Sleep Affects Some More Than Others, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

NF-kB is a transcription factor involved in signaling by inflammatory factors such as TNF, and is repressed by glucocorticoids.

(Corticosteroid Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Methylation of this residue may be a marker for transcriptionally repressed genes.

(Histone H3 Lysine 9, NCI Thesaurus)

A transcription factor called DREAM (DRE antagonistic modulator) binds to the DRE and represses prodynorphin transcription when bound.

(Pain Repression Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

By binding COUP-TF repressor and decreasing NF-kB Class I enhancer binding, E1A can repress MHC Class I gene transcription and allow tumor cells to avoid lysis by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

(Oncogene E1A, NCI Thesaurus)

Justine assumed an air of cheerfulness, while she with difficulty repressed her bitter tears.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

This soluble, nuclear protein may play a role in activating or repressing transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase H3 Lysine-79 Specific, NCI Thesaurus)

MAD-MAX complexes repress transcription through recruitment of SIN3 co-repressor.

(mSin3, NCI Thesaurus)

It may repress translation of IGF-II during late development.

(IGF-II mRNA-Binding Protein 3, NCI Thesaurus)