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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Repress

/(r?-pr?s")/ · Re·press · IPA /ɹəˈpɹɛs/
01 v. t. To press again.
  1. 1.
    To press again.
02 v. t. 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 …
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
    “Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress.” — Milton.
Syn. To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
03 n. The act of repressing.
  1. 1.
    The act of repressing.[Obs.]