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   Re·press

   /rəˈpres/

   

   verb

   • 1. subdue (someone or something) by force: "the uprisings were repressed" Similar suppressquellquashsubdueput downput an end tocrushsquashextinguishstamp output a stop tostopendnip in the buddefeatconquerroutoverpoweroverwhelmtriumph overtrouncevanquishget the better ofcontaingain control overgain mastery overinformal:squelchoppresssubjugatehold downkeep downrule with a rod of ironrule with an iron handdominateintimidatemasterdomineer overtyrannizesubjectcrushoverpowerovercome
   • ▪ restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something): "Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear"
   • ▪ suppress (a thought, feeling, or desire) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious: "the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it" Similar restrainhold backkeep backhold inbite backsuppressfight backkeep in checkcheckcontrolkeep under controlcurbrein incontainsilencemufflestiflesmotherswallowchoke backstranglegagconcealhidebottle upinhibitfrustrateinformal:button upkeep the lid oncork upOpposite releaseexpress
   • ▪ prevent the transcription of (a gene).

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘keep back something objectionable’): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked’, from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. represser noun
   • 2. repressible adjective

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   REPRESS meaning: 1. to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: 2. to control what people do…. Learn more.

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   repress something to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. synonym control. to repress a smile; He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury. For years he had successfully repressed the painful memories of childhood.

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   To repress something is to "press it down" where it can't be seen, heard or even recognized. Psychologists often try to help people recover memories that they've repressed so that they can feel free of them once and for all.

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   3 days ago · verb (transitive) 1. to keep ( feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain. to repress a desire. 2. to put into a state of subjugation. to repress a people. 3. psychoanalysis. to banish ( thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind.

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   Apr 8, 2024 · repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed) ( transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further . to repress rebellion or sedition. to repress the first risings of discontent.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREPRESS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   REPRESS definition: 1. to stop yourself from showing your true feelings: 2. to control what people do, especially by…. Learn more.

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   Origin of repress 1 First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English repressen, from Latin repressus (past participle of reprimere ), equivalent to re- re- + pressus, past participle of premere “to exert steady force against, apply pressure to, press”; see press 1