From any root verb, you can make five more by adding -ed, -es, -ing, -ion, and -ive:
|--1: compress
|--2: depress
|--3: express
|--4: impress
|--5: oppress
|--6: repress
|--7: suppress
Starting with those 42, you can generate additional forms by prefixes such as un-, in-/ir-, anti-, and so forth, along with such suffixes as -ant, -ible, -ism/ist/istic, and so forth.
de~, plus anti- and -ant --> antidepressant
ex~, plus in- and -ible --> inexpressible
im~, plus -ion and -istic --> impressionistic
re~, plus ir- and -ible --> irrepressible
sup~, plus un- and -ed --> unsuppressed
2007-03-05 08:48:40
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answer #1
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answered by Joe S 3
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darn you nate, I was going to set up this question!!! Got 20 so far.
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Compress Expression Pressing Pressured Suppress Espresso Impression Decompress Unimpress Depress Repress Supress Expressionless Opress Opressive Compression Depressive Unimpressive Expressive Supressive Impressive Depressant Antidepressant Empress Inexpressable Impressionistic Irrepressible Unsupressed Unexpressive Uncompressed Pressroom Acupressure Supressant Pressmark Pressman Repressure Repressurize Decompressurize Ciderpress Printpress Winepress Clothespress Expressionistic Cypress Press-up Opressionistic Inexpressible Unpress Unpressing Pressurize
2007-03-05 18:04:14
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answer #2
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answered by prioroftheori 3
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empress. express, cypress, impress, suppress, compress, depress, decompress, repress. oppress, press, pressgang, pressing, pressure, pressman, pressroom, pressurise, acupressure, antidepressant, ciderpress,winepress, clothespress, compression, depressurise, expression, espresso, impression, depression, impressive, irrepressible, suppressant, unexpressed, unimpressed, pression, pressmark, press-up, presswork etc etc
2007-03-05 16:47:00
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answer #3
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answered by loonapick 1
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Compress
Repress
Depress
2007-03-05 16:32:38
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answered by ryushinigami 3
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express, impress, repress, depress, unimpressed, empress, pressure, pressurized, repressurize, depressed, expressed, repressed, pressed, pressing, expressing, impressing, repressing, depressing, pressurizing,
2007-03-05 16:42:02
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answer #5
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answered by Tara P 5
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