verb 1. to control a natural impulse ○ She had difficulty in repressing a smile. 2. to restrict people’s freedom, etc. ○ The ordinary people have been repressed for so long that they do not know what it is to be free.
re•press´
(r?-pr?s´), v. t. [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]
1. 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.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. “Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, …
Thou couldst repress.” Milton. Syn. — To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
1. 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.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. “Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, …
Thou couldst repress.” Milton. Syn. — To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
Meaning of “repress” in English language – verb 1. to control a natural impulse ○ S...
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