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List of meaning for repress

to prevent from coming forth

repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce(verb)

put down by force or intimidation

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress(verb)

conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

suppress, repress(verb)

put out of one's consciousness

repress(verb)

block the action of

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her

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