·vt To press again.
II. Repress ·noun The act of Repressing.
III. Repress ·vt Hence, to check; to Restrain; to keep back.
IV. Repress ·vt 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.