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repress
(r/i/'pr/E/s )

noun (n)

  • The act of repressing.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put down by force or intimidation(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate
    source: wordnet30
  • conceal or hide(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    muffle, smother, stifle, strangle
    source: wordnet30
  • put out of one's consciousness(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    suppress
    source: wordnet30
  • block the action of(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • To press again.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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