- repress re·press vt
- [rɪ'prɛs]
reprimere
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repress — Re*press (r? pr?s ), v. t. [Pref. re + press.] To press again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repress — Re*press , n. The act of repressing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repress — verb 1》 subdue by force. 2》 restrain, prevent, or inhibit. ↘suppress (a thought, feeling, or desire) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious. 3》 Biology prevent the transcription of (a gene). Derivatives represser noun… … English new terms dictionary
repress — late 14c., to check, restrain, from L. repressus, pp. of reprimere hold back, check, from re back + premere to push (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Used of feelings or desires from late 14c.; in the purely psychological sense, it represents Ger.… … Etymology dictionary
repress — I verb allay, bottle up, bridle, censor, check, choke, comprimere, control, cork, crush, curb, damp, dampen, deaden, domineer, dull, enchain, gag, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold in, hush, inhibit, keep down, keep in, keep in check, keep under… … Law dictionary
repress — ► VERB 1) subdue by force. 2) restrain, prevent, or inhibit. 3) suppress (a thought or feeling) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious. DERIVATIVES represser noun repressible adjective repression noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
press back — index repress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
press — English has two words press. The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre, a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print). The corresponding noun press… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
press — English has two words press. The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre, a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print). The corresponding noun press… … Word origins
repress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French represser, from Latin repressus, past participle of reprimere to check, from re + premere to press more at press Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to check by or as if by pressure ; curb … New Collegiate Dictionary
