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verb

Repress v. t. To press again.

Repress 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.

Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. "Desire of wine and all delicious drinks,... Thou couldst repress."

Synonyms: To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.

noun

Repress n. The act of repressing. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Repress'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... a stable, before which the constable kept guard; mine host, and the waiter, and the ostlers acted as a sort of supernumerary police, to repress the multitude; while Peter held the real pony by the bridle, whose identity, which he frequently attested, was considered by all present as an incontrovertible evidence of ...

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... part of wise parents to repress these squibs and crackers of juvenile contention, and to enforce that slowly learned lesson, that in this world one must often "pass over" and "put up with" things in other people, being oneself by no means perfect. Also that it is a kindness, and almost a duty, to let ...

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— Christie Redfern's Troubles • Margaret Robertson

... cautious tightening of his arm, and stumbled forward, so that he had some ado to repress his irritation. ...

— Captain Desmond, V.C. • Maud Diver

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