definition of
repress

[1] #1 repress v. [quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce] put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land". wn

[2] #2 repress v. [smother, stifle, strangle, muffle] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn". wn

[3] #3 repress v. [suppress] put out of one's consciousness. wn

[4] #4 repress v. block the action of. wn