v. t. | 1. | To press again. |
1. | To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; | |
2. | Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. | |
n. | 1. | The act of repressing. |
Verb | 1. | repress - 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" |
2. | repress - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | |
3. | repress - put out of one's consciousness Synonyms: suppress |