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repress repressed

Main Entry: re·press
Pronunciation: ri-pres
Function: verb
1 a : to check by or as if by pressure <injustice was repressed> b : to put down by force : SUBDUE
2 a : to hold in by self-control <repressed a laugh> b : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of <repress one's anger>
3 : to shut out of consciousness <repressed painful past experiences>
- re·press·ible /-pres--bl/ adjective
- re·pres·sive /-pres-iv/ adjective