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adj
Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.
