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Word: repress (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • The act of repressing.

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Verb:

  • Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
  • To press again.
  • To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.

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