vverb.socialput down by force or intimidationSynset:keep down quash reduce subdue subjugate
Examples:- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Derivationally Related Form:repressiverepressionsubduer
Hypernyms:crush oppress suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:repressoppress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.socialimpede or hinder the natural development or self-expression ofHypernyms:hinder impede
Inherited Hypernyms:repressimpedeprevent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hideSynset:muffle smother stifle strangle
Examples:- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a laugh
- repress a cry of fear
Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionput out of one's consciousnessTopic:psychiatrypsychological medicinepsychopathology
Synset:suppress
Derivationally Related Form:suppression
Hypernyms:bury forget
Inherited Hypernyms:suppressforget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.changeblock the action of; Examples:- the process of repressing gene transcription
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:represschange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something