0 present participle of repress
1 to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed:
In addition, there were times when repressing revolt clearly lacked measure, even in the eyes of the elite.
Many plant species respond to shade by elongating the main stem and repressing lateral branch outgrowth so as to outgrow competitors and capture more sunlight.
Repressing citizens' resistance with legitimate claims damages the regime's legitimacy.
Repressors can be divided into those that show their effect maternally, and those repressing through expression in the zygote.
States are also capable of repressing such movements after a period of full recognition or accommodation.
Points 2 and 3 refer to hobo activity, but a fourth point is sometimes investigated and this is the potential for repressing hobo activity.
This essential continuity is best illustrated by the various forms exceptional justice took when used for repressing resistance or revolt.
These clerics have displayed considerable ruthlessness in suppressing dissent, repressing religious minorities, and blocking any change in the culture that might undermine their institutional power.
