Repress

·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.