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Meaning of "suppressive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPRESSIVE

suppressive  [səˈprɛsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPRESSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suppressive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUPPRESSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of suppressive in the English dictionary

The definition of suppressive in the dictionary is tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression. Other definition of suppressive is tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPRESSIVE


aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
compressive
kəmˈprɛsɪv
depressive
dɪˈprɛsɪv
digressive
daɪˈɡrɛsɪv
expressive
ɪkˈsprɛsɪv
immunosuppressive
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛsɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
inexpressive
ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪv
nonprogressive
ˌnɒnprəˈɡrɛsɪv
oppressive
əˈprɛsɪv
progressive
prəˈɡrɛsɪv
regressive
rɪˈɡrɛsɪv
repressive
rɪˈprɛsɪv
retrogressive
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛsɪv
transgressive
ˌtrænzˈɡrɛsɪv
unaggressive
ˌʌnəˈɡrɛsɪv
unexpressive
ˌʌnɪkˈsprɛsɪv
unimpressive
ˌʌnɪmˈprɛsɪv
unoppressive
ˌʌnəˈprɛsɪv
unprogressive
ˌʌnprəˈɡrɛsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPRESSIVE

supposititiously
supposititiousness
suppositive
suppositively
suppositories
suppository
suppress
suppressant
suppressed carrier modulation
suppressedly
suppresser
suppressibility
suppressible
suppression
suppressiveness
suppressor
suppressor grid
suppurate
suppuration
suppurative

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPRESSIVE

adessive
antitussive
comprehensive
concussive
dismissive
emissive
essive
excessive
inessive
massive
missive
obsessive
passive
passive-aggressive
percussive
permissive
possessive
recessive
submissive
successive
supermassive

Synonyms and antonyms of suppressive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suppressive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPRESSIVE

Find out the translation of suppressive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suppressive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suppressive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抑制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supresivo
570 millions of speakers

English

suppressive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दमनकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قمعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подавляющих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supressiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suppressive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menindas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suppressive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ức chế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒடுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baskılayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soppressiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tłumiąca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пригнічують
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supresie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατασταλτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderdrukkende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suppressiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undertrykkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suppressive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPRESSIVE»

The term «suppressive» is regularly used and occupies the 59.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPRESSIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suppressive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPRESSIVE»

Discover the use of suppressive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suppressive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tumor Suppressive Effects of the Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor ...
Tumor Suppressive Effects of the Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor and the Small GTPase RhoB Adam Carie ABSTRACT Receptor tyrosine kinases such as ErbB2 contribute greatly to human malignant transformation, but the role that other ...
Adam E. Carie, 2008
2
Pros and Cons of Suppressive Antibiotic Therapy in the ...
Urinary tract problems are among the earliest recorded diseases and date back as far as five thousand years A. D. when the Egyptian physician Imhotep wrote a discourse on urinary infections, cystitis, and urinary stones (as cited in Saxton, ...
Mary Beth (Martin). Hendricks, 2009
3
Determination of the Mechanisms for the Tumor Suppressive ...
CHAPTER 4 SUPPRESSIVE EFFECTS OF OVER-EXPRESSING MNSOD IN COMBINATION WITH NADPH MODULATORS DHEA, AND 2-DG 4.1 Introduction From the results of chapter II and III, all data provided a strong support for the ...
Ling Xiao, 2007
4
The Cognitive Neurosciences
These models were later extended to include a nonclassical suppressive field, whose output divides the response of the receptive field, thus controlling the neuron's input- output gain. Both receptive fields and suppressive fields become more ...
Michael S. Gazzaniga, 2004
5
Thyroid Cancer
should be kept on suppressive therapy, in order to decrease the risk of tumor progression or recurrence Pl. In patients with evidence of complete cure (i.e., negative 131I total body scan, undetectable serum thyroglobulin) the L-T4 dose may be ...
H.-J. Biersack, F. Grünwald, 2005
6
Women and Health
A more effective way to treat recurrent genital HSV infection is with suppressive therapy, described as chronic daily dosing of acyclovir. When taken daily, acyclovir prevents 70% of recurrences [100,101], and many individuals will experience ...
Marlene B. Goldman, Maureen Hatch, 2000
7
Plant Pathology
Suppressive Soils Several soilborne pathogens, such as Fusarium oxysporum ( the cause of vascular wilts), Gaeumannomyces graminis (the cause of take-all of wheat), Phytophthora cinnamomi (the cause of root rots of many fruit and forest ...
George N. Agrios, 2005
8
Travelers' Malaria
Prophylaxis of early disease may be achieved by one of two mechanisms, causal or suppressive. Causal prophylaxis is protection afforded by preventing release of viable merozoites from the liver. This type of prophylaxis requires inhibiting or ...
Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, 2008
9
Managing Soil Quality: Challenges in Modern Agriculture
The well-known and widespread phenomenon of take-all decline is the best example of soils becoming suppressive with continuous cropping of the susceptible host plant. The disease increases in severity during the first years of wheat ...
P. Schjønning, S. Elmholt, B. T. Christensen, 2004
10
Oligonucleotide Therapeutics: 4th Annual Meeting
Suppressive ODN Reduce the Onset and Severity of Lupus Nephritis Female NZB/W mice were treated with 300 μg of suppressive ODN. Mean proteinuria ± SEM at 10 months and survival at 12 months is shown for animals treated from 6  ...
Thomas Tuschl, Cy A. Stein, John J. Rossi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPRESSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suppressive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Leah Remini Reveals 'Hard Repercussions' of Leaving Scientology …
"But If you make a stink in the public world, they call you a Suppressive Person, which means the church has put a stamp on you that says you are bad. «TooFab.com, Jul 15»
2
Iran: Young man killed by suppressive forces in Lamerd
NCRI - At 7:30 pm of Wednesday, July 8, a 30-year-old man by the name of Mohammad Khezri was killed by direct fire of the suppressive security forces in ... «NCR-Iran.org, Jul 15»
3
Microbial and biochemical basis of a Fusarium wilt-suppressive soil
Plant disease-suppressive soils are the best examples of microbiologically based defense of roots against soil-borne pathogens. These are soils in which, ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
4
Tom Cruise reportedly hasn't seen Suri Cruise in a year,
Tom Cruise reportedly hasn't seen Suri Cruise in a year, stirring rumors she's a Suppressive Person. Apr. 7, 2015 | 10:05 am | Author : Emily | Categories :. «Starcasm.net, Apr 15»
5
Scientologists Reportedly Deem Member 'Suppressive Person' For …
“So you're going to label me a suppressive? That means my husband has to divorce me. That means I lose half of my clients. That means my son, who is in a ... «RadarOnline, Apr 15»
6
Suppressive Persons: 'Going Clear,' Scientology, and the Appeal of …
Here in America 2015, we love our heroes and villains. We've loved them in the America of pretty much every other year too, of course. But today, our zeal for the ... «New York Observer, Mar 15»
7
Tom and Katie Aren't Fighting Over Scientology ... They Just Hate …
Well-placed sources close to the Church tell TMZ, Katie was NOT declared a Suppressive Person. What's interesting, we're told Katie actually thinks she's been ... «TMZ.com, Mar 15»
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IRAN: Teachers hold protests in 28 cities despite regime's …
IRAN: Teachers hold protests in 28 cities despite regime's suppressive measures. Details: Monday, 02 March 2015 00:00. Print · Email. Share ... «NCR-Iran.org, Mar 15»
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Acid-suppressive medication for Acute Stroke, Hospital-acquired …
According to the data the patients who were prescribed acid-suppressive medication were more likely to be diagnosed with pneumonia (20.7% vs. 3.6% odds ... «HCPLive, Jan 15»
10
No Advantage for Aggressive TSH Suppression for Thyroid Cancer
SAN DIEGO — Treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer with aggressive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppressive therapy is not better than moderate ... «Medscape, Nov 14»

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