repress
Etymology 1
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Etymology 1
Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ɹəˈpɹɛs/
repress (represses, present participle repressing; simple past and past participle repressed)
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- to repress rebellion or sedition
- to repress the first risings of discontent
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
- (forcefully preventing an upheaval from developing) to crush; to quell; to subdue; to suppress
- (to keep back) to restrain; to hold back
- French: réprimer, opprimer
- German: zurückdrängen, unterbinden, unterdrücken
- Portuguese: reprimir
- Russian: подавлять
- Spanish: reprimir
- French: retenir
- Russian: сдерживать
- Spanish: reprimir
repress (represses, present participle repressing; simple past and past participle repressed)
- To press again.
- to repress a vinyl record
repress (plural represses)
- A record pressed again; a repressing.
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