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Pronunciation : Re*press" (r-prs")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. re- + press.]
Definition : Defn: To press again.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*press" (r-prs")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]
Definition : 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. 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*press"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of repressing. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913