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repress

Pronunciation: /rɪˈprɛs/

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Definition of repress

verb

[with object]

subdue (someone or something) by force:the uprisings were repressed
restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something):Isabel couldn’t repress a sharp cry of fear
suppress (a thought or desire) so that it becomes or remains unconscious:the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it
Biology prevent the transcription of (a gene).

Derivatives

represser
repressible

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'keep back something objectionable'): from Latin repress- 'pressed back, checked', from the verb reprimere, from re- 'back' + premere 'to press'

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repress

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represser

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