Definition of repress

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Repress (v. t.) To press again.

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Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb..
Insuppressible :: Insuppressible (a.) That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible.
Repress :: Repress (v. t.) To press again.
Flaming :: Flaming (a.) Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue..
Frown :: Frown (v. t.) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence..
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb..
Mutter :: Mutter (n.) Repressed or obscure utterance.
Repressible :: Repressible (a.) Capable of being repressed.
Irrepressibly :: Irrepressibly (adv.) In a manner or to a degree that can not be repressed.
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Overbearing :: Overbearing (a.) Overpowering; subduing; repressing.
Repress :: 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..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure..
Dipsomaniac :: Dipsomaniac (n.) One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
Repressive :: Repressive (a.) Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures..
Effervesce :: Effervesce (v. i.) To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment..
Irrepressible :: Irrepressible (a.) Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict..
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