1) Block 2) Control as a desire 3) Crush 4) Forget for years 5) Hold back 6) Hold in 7) Keep bottled up 8) Keep down 9) Keep in check 10) Make unconscious 11) Oppress 12) Put down 13) Quash 14) Reduce 15) Sit on 16) Subdue 17) Subjugate 18) Suppress 19) What dictators do Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/repress
• (v. t.) 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. • (n.) The act of repressing. • (v. t.) To press again. • (v. t.) Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/repress/
[Verb] To stop a person being able to act freely. To repress a feeling means not to show it. Example: She repressed her anger in front of the children.
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