press / prem
to press
Latin · premere / pressus
Latin premere 'to press', past form pressus. English forms are -press- (impress, depress, suppress). The prefix tells where the pushing goes: down, in, together or out.
Memory trick
PRESS a button: ex-press pushes ideas out, im-press pushes a mark in, de-press pushes spirits down.
Words from this root
- press (press) — to push firmlyदबाना
- pressure (press + ure) — force pushing on somethingदबाव
- pressurize (pressure + ize) — to apply or keep pressureदबाव डालना
- impress (im + press) — to make a strong mark in the mindप्रभावित करना
- impression (im + press + ion) — effect made on the mindप्रभाव, छाप
- impressive (im + press + ive) — causing admirationप्रभावशाली
- impressively (impressive + ly) — in an admirable wayप्रभावशाली ढंग से
- impressionist (impression + ist) — painter of light and moodप्रभाववादी चित्रकार
- depress (de + press) — to press down, make sadउदास करना, दबाना
- depression (de + press + ion) — low mood or a sunken areaअवसाद, गड्ढा
- suppress (sup + press) — to press down, hold backदबाना, कुचलना
- repressive (re + press + ive) — holding people down harshlyदमनकारी
- irrepressible (ir + re + press + ible) — impossible to hold downअदम्य
- immunosuppress (immuno + suppress) — to weaken the immune responseप्रतिरक्षा कमज़ोर करना