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Definition of Repress

Repress
Repress Re*press" (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.] To press again.
Repress
Repress Re*press" (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.] 1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent. 2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. --Milton. Syn: To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
Repress
Repress Re*press", n. The act of repressing. [Obs.]

Meaning of Repress from wikipedia

- In molecular genetics, a repressor is a DNA- or RNA-binding protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes by binding to the operator or ****ociated...
- The lac repressor (LacI) is a DNA-binding protein that inhibits the expression of genes coding for proteins involved in the metabolism of lactose in bacteria...
- The LexA repressor or LexA (Locus for X-ray sensitivity A) is a transcriptional repressor (EC 3.4.21.88) that represses SOS response genes coding primarily...
- Tryptophan repressor (or trp repressor) is a transcription factor involved in controlling amino acid metabolism. It has been best studied in Escherichia...
- The Private Repress is a remix album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released exclusively in ****an by Island Records on March 29, 2003. It contains...
- repression, the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of repressor proteins binding to a promoter "Repression" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode...
- molecular biology, the Cro repressor family is a family of repressor proteins in bacteriophage lambda that includes the Cro repressor. Bacteriophage lambda...
- molecular biology, the iron dependent repressors are a family of bacterial and archaeal transcriptional repressors. At their N-terminus they contain a dtxR-type...
- An enzyme repressor is a substance that negatively regulates the amount of an enzyme by decreasing the rate of its biosynthesis. It is the opposite of...
- The Ribose repressor (RbsR) is a bacterial DNA-binding transcription repressor protein and a member of the LacI/GalR protein family. In Escherichia coli...