repress
Meaning
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- To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- To check; to keep back.
Synonyms
press down
force back
control oneself
freeze off
get under control
trample underfoot
hit oneself with anger
restrain one’s desire
second pressing
dead milling
beat back
choke down
drive back
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəˈpɹɛs/
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō (“I repress”).
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