repress

About 1.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.

   to repress rebellion or sedition

2. verb To check; to keep back.
3. verb To press again.

   to repress a vinyl record

4. noun A record pressed again; a repressing.

Similar words

keep down suppress subdue quash reduce subjugate suppressing prevent quell restrain

Often followed by

the a it his their them and all or

Word family

repressed represses repressibilities repressibility repressible repressing repressive repressively repressiveness repressivenesses