repress.
To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
Meaning & usage
To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
to repress rebellion or sedition
to repress the first risings of discontent
To check; to keep back.
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō (“to repress”).
To press again.
to repress a vinyl record
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress From re- + press.
A record pressed again; a repressing.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress From re- + press.
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