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Definition of repress

"repress" in the verb sense

1. repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

put down by force or intimidation

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"

"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"

"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

2. repress

impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

3. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

suppress in order to conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"

"muffle one's anger"

"strangle a laugh"

"repress a cry of fear"

4. suppress, repress

put out of one's consciousness

5. repress

block the action of

"the process of repressing gene transcription"

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Quotations for repress

Our supple tribes repress their patriot throat And ask no questions but the price of vote. [ Samuel Johnson ]

Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats. And ask no questions but the price of votes. [ Dr. Johnson ]

At the age when the faculties droop, when stern experience has destroyed all sweet illusions, man may seek solitude; but, at twenty, the affections which he is compelled to repress are a tomb in which he buries himself alive. [ E. de Girardin ]

Let your pen fail, begin to trifle with blotting-paper, look at the ceiling, bite your nails, and otherwise dally with your purpose, and you waste your time, scatter your thoughts, and repress the nervous energy necessary for your task. [ G. H. Lewes ]

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repress in Scrabble®

The word repress is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters repress:

REPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSER
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REPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

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repress in Words With Friends™

The word repress is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters repress:

PRESSER
(95 = 60 + 35)
REPRESS
(95 = 60 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

presser, repress

 

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PRESSER
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