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repressure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-pres-sure
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pressurize again; to restore to a given pressure

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure English repressure From re- + pressure.

Inflected Forms

repressures (present, singular) repressuring (participle, present) repressured (participle, past) repressured (past)

Questions

What does repressure mean?
To pressurize again; to restore to a given pressure
Where does repressure come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure English repressure From re- + pressure.

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