Complete Definition of "repress"

English

Pronunciation
rhymes|�s

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. The act of repressing.

Verb
en-verb|repress|es

  1. To press again.
  2. 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.
  3. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.

Translations
Spanish: reprimir

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