Found 3 items, similar to repress.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: repress memasung, membendung, menindas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: repress repress v 1: put down by force or intimidation; “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”; “China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently”; “The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land” [syn: quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce] 2: conceal or hide; “smother a yawn”; “muffle one's anger”; “strangle a yawn” [syn: smother, stifle, strangle, muffle] 3: put out of one's consciousness [syn: suppress]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Repress Repress \Re*press"\ (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.] To press again. [1913 Webster] Repress \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. [1913 Webster] Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check. [1913 Webster] Repress \Re*press"\, n. The act of repressing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]