REPRESS', v.t. [L. repressus, reprimo; re and premo, to press.] 1. To crush; to quell; to put down; to subdue; to suppress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.2. To check; to restrain.Such kings favor the innocent, repress the bold.REPRESS', n. The act of subduing. [Not in use.]
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