repress
21repress — Synonyms and related words: arrest, asphyxiate, ban, bar, bate, beat down, black out, blunt, bottle up, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on, coerce, collect, compel, constrain, contain, control,… …
22repress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. suppress, restrain, curb, control, quell, stifle, smother, crush. See restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. control, curb, check, inhibit; see hinder , restrain 1 , suppress . III (Roget s 3… …
23repress — re|press [rıˈpres] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of reprimere to press back , from premere; PRESS2] 1.) to stop yourself from doing something you want to do ▪ Brenda repressed the urge to shout at him. ▪ I repressed a …
24repress — see PRESS …
25repress — re·press || rɪ pres v. suppress, restrain, control; subdue, quell, quash …
26repress — presser …
27repress — v. a. 1. Suppress, subdue, crush, quell, overpower, overcome, put down, smother. 2. Restrain, check, curb, bridle, control, chasten, rein in, sober down. 3. Calm, quiet, appease …
28repress — verb 1) the rebellion was repressed Syn: suppress, quell, quash, subdue, put down, crush, extinguish, stamp out, defeat, conquer, rout, overwhelm, contain 2) the peasants were repressed Syn …
29repress — v 1. keep under control, control, check, keep in check; arrest, contain, restrain, hold back; harness, bridle, rein in, hold in leash; restrict, fetter, shackle, confine, limit, cramp, constrain; hold in, bottle up, cork up, box up, shut up,… …
30repress — re·press …
