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desuppress

desuppress verb: to counter a previous suppression.

Verb

desuppress (third-person singular simple present desuppresses, present participle desuppressing, simple past and past participle desuppressed)

  1. To counter a previous suppression

Forms of desuppress

third-person singular presentdesuppresses
present participledesuppressing
past participledesuppressed
pastdesuppressed

Origin of desuppress

From de- + suppress.

Questions about desuppress

What does desuppress mean?
Desuppress means to counter a previous suppression.
What part of speech is desuppress?
Desuppress is a verb.
What is the past tense of desuppress?
The past tense of desuppress is desuppressed.

Words near desuppress in the dictionary

  1. desuperheats
  2. desuperization
  3. desuperizations
  4. desupersaturation
  5. desupersaturations
  6. desuppress
  7. desuppressed
  8. desuppresses
  9. desurface
  10. desurfaced
  11. desurfaces

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