( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012