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re-press
\\(ˌ)rē-ˈpres\\ transitive verb: to press again
    re-press a record

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re·press
\\ri-ˈpres\\ verbtransitive verb
1.
  a. to check by or as if by pressure :

curb

      injustice was repressed
  b. to put down by force :

subdue

      repress a disturbance
2.
  a. to hold in by self-control
      repressed a laugh
  b. to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of
      repressed her anger
3. to exclude from consciousness
    repressed the memory of abuse
4. to inactivate (a gene or formation of a gene product) by allosteric combination at a DNA binding site
intransitive verb
: to take repressive action
• re·press·ibil·i·ty \\-ˌpre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\\ noun
• re·press·ible \\-ˈpre-sə-bəl\\ adjective
• re·pres·sive \\-ˈpre-siv\\ adjective
• re·pres·sive·ly adverb
• re·pres·sive·ness noun

repress
  late 14c., "to check, restrain," from L. repressus, pp. of reprimere "hold back, check," from re- "back" + premere "to push" (see press (v.1)). Used of feelings or desires from 1390; in the purely psychological sense, it represents Ger. verdrängen (Freud, 1893), first attested 1904 (implied in repressed). Meaning "to put down" (a rebellion, etc.) is from 1471.

repress
re·press / ri5pres / verb [VN]
1. to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc.
   克制；压抑；抑制
   SYN 

control

:
   to repress a smile
   忍住不笑
   He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury.
   他冲了进来,毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。
2. [often passive] to use political and / or military force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom
   压制；镇压
   SYN 

put down

,

suppress

re·press
I. \rə̇ˈpres, rēˈp-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English repressen, from Latin repressus, past participle of reprimere to check, repress — more at
transitive verb
1. : to check by or as if by pressure : keep or hold in check : restrain from spreading, increasing, or doing harm : ,
 < obstruction of justice … is sternly repressed — Edward Jenks >
 < developed psychic interests … but then these were repressed by her parents — A.G.N.Flew >
 < law tended to foster rather than repress grammar — H.O.Taylor >
 < repress bleeding >
2. : to keep down or under by self-control : restrain oneself from expression (as by showing, feeling, or uttering) of : keep under control
 < could not repress a smile at the comical figure — Ellen Glasgow >
 < repressed the temptation to talk about it — Kathleen Freeman >
 < a remarkable ability to repress his home worries while on the job — W.H.Whyte >
3.
 a. : to reduce to subjection or quietness : put down by force :
  < a hopeless undertaking … to try to repress such powerful subjects — H.T.Buckle >
 b. : to suppress by exercising force : put down :
  < the royal commissioners sent to repress the tumult — J.R.Green >
4. : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of : cause repression of or in
 < chill penury repressed their noble rage — Thomas Gray >
 < natural instinct repressed by a perpetual stern control — Havelock Ellis >
5. : to exclude from consciousness : subject to repression
 < new experiential material … repressed in the personality to the level of the unconscious — H.W.Dunham >
 < repress conflicts >
intransitive verb
: to cause or bring about repression : take repressive action
 < the dominant minority's will to repress — A.J.Toynbee >
 < taboos against the gentler emotion force him to repress — Howard Griffin >
II. \ˈrēˌpres\ noun
: a machine for re-pressing brick
III. transitive verb
: to inactivate (a gene or formation of a gene product) by allosteric combination at a DNA binding site

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re-press
\(ˈ)rē|pres\ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + press
: to press again
 < re-press bricks in a mold after coming from the brick machine and before burning in kiln >
 < was re-pressed into government service — Whitney Balliett >

 < re-press a record >