Word

repress, v.
(repressed, represses, repressing)
freq. cnt. 2

put down by force or intimidation
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

keep down quash reduce repress subdue subjugate

sample sentences

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repressive repression repression

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

crush, oppress, suppress

block the action of
<verb.change>

repress

sample sentences

"the process of repressing gene transcription"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

put out of one's consciousness
<verb.cognition>

repress suppress

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine

hypernym

suppress in order to conceal or hide
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

muffle repress smother stifle strangle

sample sentences

"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stifling stifler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

suppress, inhibit, bottle up

impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
<verb.social>

repress

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym