express1

verb

• 1convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:he expressed complete satisfaction
• (express oneself) say what one thinks or means:with a diplomatic smile, she expressed herself more subtly
• Mathematics represent (a number, relation, or property) by a figure, symbol, or formula:constants can be expressed in terms of the Fourier transform

• 2press out (liquid or air): she must withdraw to express her milk in private

• 3 Genetics cause (an inherited characteristic or gene) to appear in a phenotype:the genes are expressed in a variety of cell lines