Definition for RE-PRESS'

RE-PRESS', 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. – Waller.

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