"derepress" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: derepresses [present, singular, third-person], derepressing [participle, present], derepressed [participle, past], derepressed [past]
Etymology: From de- + repress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|repress}} de- + repress Head templates: {{en-verb}} derepress (third-person singular simple present derepresses, present participle derepressing, simple past and past participle derepressed)
  1. (genetics) To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-derepress-en-verb-~iNZREZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (psychiatry) To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.). Categories (topical): Psychiatry
    Sense id: en-derepress-en-verb-q-Uyczqw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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