See Also: inyoke(dictionary)
STEM(dictionary)
stem(1)(dictionary)
stem(2)(dictionary)
stem(3)(dictionary)
stem(4)(dictionary)
stem(5)(dictionary)
stem(encyclopedia)
Stem(medicine)
stem cell(medicine)

stem 2, verb (oh) and inyoke (iou)


stem 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle stemmed present participle stemming
v [T]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: stemma. stem from 1900-2000 From STEM1]
to stop something from happening, spreading, or developing
stem the tide/flow/flood of sth
::The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration.
stem the growth/rise/decline etc
::an attempt to stem the decline in profits
formal to stop the flow of a liquid
::A tight bandage should stem the bleeding.
stem from [stem from sth] phr v
to develop as a result of something else
::His headaches stemmed from vision problems.

inyoke (iou)



inyoke verb trans. rare. L16.
[from IN-1 + YOKE verb.]
Yoke or join (to, unto, etc.).