Thesaurus: repress

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1. v. t. To press again.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
4. n. The act of repressing.
5. v. put down by force or intimidation
6. v. impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
7. v. suppress in order to conceal or hide
8. v. put out of one's consciousness
9. v. block the action of
10. To press again. 1. 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. 2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. Milton. Syn. -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check. The act of repressing. [Obs.]
11. v:100 v. put down by force or intimidation v. block the action of