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To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
To oppress or subjugate someone, or a group of people, through the use of force
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
To impede the work or progress of
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude
To make unclear or difficult to understand
To decrease or reduce in sensitivity
To forget or put out of one's mind
To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
To diminish the confidence or courage of
To hold or maintain
(
in psychoanalytic theory
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To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
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Verb
▲
To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
suppresses
stifles
restrains
smothers
curbs
checks
contains
swallows
controls
strangles
conceals
inhibits
muffles
sinks
hides
submerges
silences
gags
pockets
overpowers
frustrates
corks
shushes
blocks
bottles
internalises
UK
internalizes
US
holds back
keeps back
chokes back
fights back
bottles up
bites back
keeps in check
reins in
holds in
keeps under control
corks up
buttons up
keeps the lid on
keeps in
keeps under wraps
blacks out
jams up
keeps inside
withholds
bridles
covers up
keeps a lid on
keeps secret
hushes up
quenches
veils
cloaks
dissembles
disguises
buries
restricts
gulps back
keeps quiet about
keeps dark
overcomes
stops
quashes
deadens
constrains
masks
extinguishes
censors
belies
holds down
reserves
harbours
UK
harbors
US
bites one's lip
blots out
papers over
puts a lid on
keeps under your hat
keeps cover
keeps unknown
draws a veil over
hides from view
keeps mum about
masters
fights
resists
conquers
denies
holds off
dampens
keeps feeling inside oneself
boxes up
subdues
retains
muzzles
protects
drowns
suffocates
chokes
blacklists
quells
squelches
cools
composes
shuts in
kills
keeps a tight rein on
collects
snuffs
holds in check
keeps a rein on
simmers down
glosses over
keeps in the dark
sweeps under the carpet
sweeps under the rug
keeps quiet
sits on
refuses transmission
prevents publication
supervises communications
puts the lid on
drops the iron curtain
more ❯
“He was obliged to
repress
his true feelings, and to act as if he were not worthy to hold their shoes.”
Verb
▲
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
quells
subdues
quashes
squashes
suppresses
crushes
squelches
extinguishes
arrests
silences
inhibits
stems
stops
checks
ends
hinders
limits
conquers
kills
overcomes
throttles
puts down
cracks down on
snuffs out
puts an end to
reins in
blocks out
puts a stop to
puts out
clamps down on
stamps out
slaps down
nips in the bud
gains control over
gains mastery over
pours cold water on
throws cold water on
curbs
thwarts
stifles
restrains
impedes
prevents
defeats
halts
obstructs
frustrates
holds back
destroys
terminates
blocks
foils
puts the kibosh on
restricts
controls
abolishes
annihilates
overpowers
scotches
quenches
bars
puts the lid on
stymies
counters
scuppers
hampers
gets rid of
wipes out
forestalls
retards
staves off
overwhelms
interferes with
circumvents
shuts down
wards off
opposes
beats
averts
baulks
UK
counteracts
subjugates
spoils
puts paid to
balks
US
vanquishes
routs
shuts out
clobbers
derails
smothers
overturns
prohibits
contains
nullifies
chokes
avoids
finishes
sits on
stalls
demolishes
constrains
holds off
stonewalls
extirpates
trammels
defends against
heads off
oppresses
eliminates
deadens
quelches
muffles
strangles
buries
interrupts
shushes
evades
cuts off
gags
ruins
withholds
circumnavigates
crimps
sidesteps
skirts
stands in the way of
holds in
keeps down
repulses
does for
steers clear of
brings to an end
puts the stopper on
bottles up
overthrows
eradicates
censors
dominates
spikes
queers
discontinues
subordinates
clogs
staunches
curtails
neutralizes
US
bottles
scuttles
dashes
slows
cracks down
bridles
jams
barricades
closes up
snows under
occludes
obviates
reduces
stuffs
closes
beats down
dams
tramples on
upsets
wrecks
cuts short
discourages
intercepts
weeds out
quiets
outwits
blocks up
blockades
clogs up
holds down
interdicts
checkmates
repels
regulates
chokes off
neutralises
UK
congests
stops up
bungs up
fights back
ices
keeps lid on
keeps back
brakes
fends off
messes up
blots out
muzzles
plugs up
puts a spoke in someone's wheel
squishes
trashes
scrunches
censures
cramps
torpedoes
rejects
dismisses
dishes
gets out of
impairs
suffocates
confines
clots
bypasses
escapes
exterminates
clamps down
settles
dumbs
expunges
abates
clams
dulls
cripples
stultifies
disrupts
deflects
gums up
brings to screeching halt
removes
banishes
takes down
stumps
jukes
ditches
takes wind out of
crashes
unsettles
nixes
delays
treads
fetters
mutes
reins
pauses
puts a lid on
treads on
swallows
brings to a stop
brings to a halt
hushes
dummies up
quietens
corks
shuts up
stills
tongue-ties
dries up
holds
governs
moderates
bottlenecks
damps down
rebuffs
tames
chokes back
whelms
devastates
overmasters
swamps
prostrates
floors
forfends
keeps in check
bites back
brings to a standstill
keeps a lid on
stems the flow of
keeps under control
slows down
plays for time
slackens pace
pulls in
puts a brake on
breaks
obliterates
plugs
staves
anticipates
precludes
seals
caulks
turns aside
keeps at bay
rules out
keeps off
replies
ripostes
defends
resists
conceals
fights off
puts up a fight
defends yourself
retaliates
beats off
forces down
blows away
brings someone to their knees
bears down on
grinds down
fills
closes out
fills up
cows
clamps
tramples
shakes
diverts
indisposes
shuts off
chokes up
stanches
packs
closes off
jams up
stays
blocks off
bungs
stoppers
contravenes
debars
invalidates
snookers
puts off
turns off
puts a damper on
triumphs over
drives underground
deters
discomfits
baffles
confounds
keeps inside
keeps in
puts kibosh on
puts lid on
brings to naught
rattles
nobbles
undoes
parries
counterplots
blanks
disappoints
crosses
gets the better of
puts end to
louses up
takes wind out of sails
causes setback
upsets the applecart
screws up
puts the mockers on
fouls up
holds up
erases
cancels
liquidates
axes
UK
effaces
rubs out
roots out
blacks out
sweeps away
cleans up
does away with
zaps
deletes
razes
excises
takes out
finishes off
decimates
wastes
does in
totals
dispatches
scrubs
annuls
abrogates
smashes
dissolves
washes out
wipes off the face of the earth
cuts out
offs
wipes off the map
gives the chop
wipes from the face of the earth
voids
repeals
rescinds
revokes
negates
desolates
disannuls
scraps
vitiates
massacres
slaughters
scratches
shoots down
uproots
dispenses with
knocks off
blues pencil
guts
shatters
vacates
pulverizes
US
retracts
countermands
nulls
vaporizes
US
nukes
wracks
creams
repudiates
discards
cuts
crossing out
butchers
trims
knocks something on the head
tears down
blanks out
inks out
sinks
removes all traces of
pulls down
knocks out
sets aside
strikes down
vaporises
UK
strikes out
scores out
rolls back
exsects
KO's
pulverises
UK
breaks off
purges
wipes off
wipes
scrubs out
kayoes
kayos
casts out
gets shot of
drives out
phases out
benothings
masters
rubs off
blows sky-high
covers
takes apart
obscures
ravages
levels
marks out
wipes off face of earth
blows to bits
destroys root and branch
licks
drops
withdraws
bests
comes down hard on
surmounts
wins against
prevails over
gains control of
gets a grip on
strangles at birth
dumps
subverts
junks
vetoes
reverses
jettisons
disestablishes
chops
deracinates
calls off
throws out
closes down
supersedes
sheds
sends to the gas chambers
cuts down
sends to kingdom come
puts to the sword
scrags
stiffs
executes
smokes
ends the life of
croaks
slays
gives someone the works
ethnically cleanses
polishes off
puts to death
takes the life of
bumps off
murders
does to death
terminates with extreme prejudice
mows down
tops
whacks
assassinates
declares null and void
rebuts
counterbalances
cancels out
compensates
reneges
renders invalid
recalls
countervails
forgets it
casts aside
renders null and void
calls all bets off
nigs
offsets
aborts
dismantles
blue-pencils
expurgates
edits
deles
elides
launders
crosses through
exscinds
scissors out
bowdlerises
UK
Xes out
strikes
bowdlerizes
US
puts a line through
lops off
scratchs out
slashes
amputates
edits out
cuts up
more ❯
“Their government has chosen to isolate them, stunt their economic growth, and
repress
their ability to speak freely.”
Verb
▲
To oppress or subjugate someone, or a group of people, through the use of force
dominates
oppresses
subjugates
tyrannises
UK
tyrannizes
US
persecutes
crushes
intimidates
subjects
abuses
masters
maltreats
overcomes
overpowers
wrongs
keeps down
holds down
tyrannizes over
domineers over
rules with an iron hand
rules with a rod of iron
suppresses
subdues
treats harshly
plagues
torments
ill-treats
harasses
rides roughshod over
tramples on
victimizes
US
overwhelms
domineers
browbeats
bullies
enslaves
tortures
victimises
UK
tramples underfoot
brings someone to their knees
mistreats
harries
subordinates
hounds
terrorizes
US
distresses
aggrieves
coerces
chastens
rules
keeps under
puts down
terrorises
UK
tramples
holds sway over
rules over
grinds down
lords it over
walks all over
beats down
pushes around
orders around
orders about
brings to heel
weighs heavy upon
keeps under thumb
dictates to
punishes
excruciates
controls
crucifies
squelches
squashes
dictates
keeps in subjection
keeps in submission
hegemonizes
gives orders to
pulls rank on
bosses about
bosses around
exploits
scourges
treats brutally
rules despotically
has someone under your thumb
overloads
taxes
rides
besets
smothers
handicaps
encumbers
presses
strains
worries
outrages
overthrows
annoys
despotizes
saddles
forces
vexes
puts upon
picks on
puts screws to
brings under the yoke
puts the squeeze on
conquers
menaces
threatens
brutalizes
US
steamrollers
brutalises
UK
gains mastery over
gains ascendancy over
gains control of
renders helpless
renders incapable
renders powerless
overbears
pushes about
kicks around
hectors
bulldozes
bosses
preponderates
leans on
rules the roost
calls the shots
is in the saddle
runs the show
are in the saddle
leads by the nose
scares
cows
manhandles
misuses
frightens
mishandles
ill-uses
messes over
plays the heavy with
pressurizes
US
kicks about
treads on
railroads
prevails
predominates
reigns
blusters
squeezes
directs
governs
swaggers
bends
henpecks
pressurises
UK
lords
commands
influences
strong-arms
leads
eclipses
overshadows
vanquishes
sways
outshines
heads
monopolizes
US
pacifies
overrules
handles
monopolises
UK
runs
presides over
puts the screws on
pushes the buttons
runs things
lords over
bends to your will
uses strong-arm tactics on
has upper hand
has the whip hand over
exercises control over
plays first fiddle
has mastery over
has the upper hand over
lays down the law
has one's way
calls the tune
rules the roost in
heads up
wears the trousers
has ascendancy over
has the upper hand in
sits on top of
prevails over
takes over
more ❯
“Horrendous weapons of war were used to kill and
repress
the people as they struggled to determine their own destiny.”
Verb
▲
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
overpowers
subdues
conquers
defeats
beats
vanquishes
subjugates
trounces
bests
masters
routs
licks
quashes
suppresses
overthrows
thrashes
quells
clobbers
worsts
drubs
creams
stuffs
dominates
murders
owns
whips
tanks
subjects
controls
smashes
breaks
reduces
pacifies
buries
totals
hegemonizes
overturns
subordinates
overshadows
throws
upsets
trashes
waxes
prevails
finishes
wastes
torpedoes
bulldozes
staggers
immobilises
UK
immobilizes
US
blanks
dumbfounds
overawes
shellacks
stretches
triumphs over
prevails over
gets the better of
wipes the floor with
makes mincemeat of
brings someone to their knees
knocks out
puts away
blows out of the water
gains mastery over
beats down
bears down
takes out
gains a victory over
takes care of
gains control over
renders incapable
bowls over
renders helpless
renders powerless
rolls over
shuts off
lays out
gets the upper hand over
overcomes
surmounts
skunks
curbs
gets over
crushes
gets a grip on
overwhelms
hammers
annihilates
destroys
pastes
demolishes
slaughters
pounds
pulverizes
US
shellacs
flattens
massacres
humbles
tames
canes
slams
bridles
dispatches
pulverises
UK
stops
overmatches
upends
overbears
gets
puts down
blows out
walks all over
takes to the cleaners
turns inside out
wins against
gives someone a drubbing
gives someone a hiding
gets around
rises above
does down
gets control of
deals with
checks
restrains
solves
manages
regulates
governs
directs
rules
commands
brings under control
gets under control
gains control of
triumphs
undoes
trims
takes
foils
checkmates
thwarts
outwits
circumvents
frustrates
zaps
confounds
overrides
overmasters
discomfits
crucifies
copes with
keeps down
cripples
enfeebles
disables
undermines
succeeds over
tramples
subverts
brings to knees
puts someone in their place
runs rings around
tramples underfoot
shuts down
wipes off the map
beats hollow
defeats utterly
wins a resounding victory over
marmalizes
wallops
whomps
pommels
pips at the post
blows away
floors
flogs
skins
outplays
smokes
smothers
whups
lambastes
swamps
whops
whaps
tromps
dusts
bombs
wipes out
works over
walks over
runs rings round
snows under
outclasses
busts
outmaneuvers
US
outmanoeuvres
UK
outruns
decks
tans
edges out
kills
KO's
bashes
beats up
gives someone a pasting
outdoes
surpasses
outstrips
excels
whacks
steamrolls
ruins
sinks
whitewashes
slays
drops
edges
butchers
outjumps
entraps
outflanks
decimates
shipwrecks
outhits
overruns
routes
obliterates
ambushes
wins
plows under
hides
belts
noses out
threshes
batters
mauls
spanks
thumps
bludgeons
runs roughshod over
takes it all
mows down
wins a victory over
puts paid to
finishes off
leathers
buffets
puts an end to
brings to ruin
takes to cleaners
rolls back
slogs
whales
pummels
US
bastes
rolls
curries
does
takes a stick to
messes up
pwns
chastens
chastises
punishes
strikes down
roughs up
bungs up
picks apart
puts in the shade
mullers
gives a drubbing to
razes to the ground
larrups
takes down
blasts
shoots down
outfights
knocks off
unseats
exceeds
tops
eclipses
transcends
shuts out
drives off
puts to flight
beats back
outshines
betters
cuts to pieces
throws back in confusion
blows out of water
puts to rout
cleans up on
caps
weathers
devastates
survives
downs
outperforms
trumps
overtops
hurdles
shocks
stuns
renders
outlives
outmatches
outguns
wins over
hoses
outrivals
overtakes
outdistances
towers over
knocks over
improves on
knocks spots off
comes out on top of
grinds down
shoots ahead of
does better than
goes one better than
comes out on top
lathers
fixes one's wagon
cooks one's goose
wipes off the mat
defeats heavily
more ❯
Verb
▲
To impede the work or progress of
inhibits
hinders
impedes
curbs
checks
restrains
hampers
obstructs
restricts
trammels
handicaps
encumbers
blocks
stymies
cramps
thwarts
fetters
retards
prevents
constrains
stifles
suppresses
frustrates
shackles
foils
hobbles
clogs
bridles
bars
handcuffs
smothers
manacles
slows
embarrasses
balks
US
baulks
UK
stalls
prohibits
reduces
averts
interdicts
debars
forbids
outlaws
sandbags
enjoins
fazes
wards
holds back
interferes with
holds up
hog-ties
short-circuits
slows down
ties up
reins in
hangs up
holds in
holds down
puts a brake on
keeps in
throws a spanner in the works
stems the flow of
puts on brakes
hamstrings
confines
holds
limits
straitens
leashes
puts straitjacket on
throws monkey wrench in
postpones
retardates
arrests
detains
derails
pauses
interrupts
defers
cripples
halts
withholds
protracts
remits
deters
prorogues
cumbers
stops
shelves
crimps
brakes
intermits
chokes
delays
prolongs
puts off
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
holds off on
brings to screeching halt
puts back
slows up
gets in the way of
takes down
backs off
sets back
holds over
shuts off
keeps back
bogs down
shuts down
closes off
stands in the way of
chokes off
makes late
staves off
ties
borks
curtails
forestalls
tethers
binds
stonewalls
sabotages
circumscribes
constricts
burdens
disadvantages
secures
weighs down
gets in the way
puts at a disadvantage
places at a disadvantage
fastens
controls
regulates
suspends
weakens
moderates
caps
delimits
stands off
peters out
sets limits on
imposes limits on
impairs
sidelines
debilitates
baffles
entangles
inconveniences
stays
prevents from making progress
interferes
disrupts
crabs
catches
ties one's hands
cramps one's style
drags your feet
throttles
nets
ensnares
enmeshes
captures
obscures
screens
snags
complicates
gives disadvantage
takes out
puts out of commission
keeps within the limits of
narrows down
hems in
monkeys with
wrongs
treats harshly
puts in an unfavourable position
inflicts a handicap on
does a disservice to
gives a disadvantage to
tells against
treats unfairly
treats unfavourably
entrammels
hitches
hitches up
puts a leash on
puts a lead on
lashes
straps
trusses
harnesses
collars
ties together
ropes
cinches
more ❯
Verb
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To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
tames
controls
curbs
restrains
checks
bridles
contains
constrains
regulates
inhibits
governs
subdues
holds
suppresses
measures
rules
keeps
moderates
conquers
calms
overcomes
mitigates
tempers
licks
disciplines
softens
pacifies
mellows
mollifies
tranquillises
UK
tranquilizes
US
gentles
humbles
mutes
cows
busts
reclaims
reins in
pulls in
tones down
gets the better of
waters down
gets a grip on
stifles
smothers
keeps in check
restricts
quells
limits
cools
soothes
holds back
lessens
reduces
composes
allays
dampens
quiets
diminishes
deadens
assuages
keeps under control
eases
lulls
curtails
holds in
keeps the lid on
appeases
keeps a lid on
keeps a tight rein on
settles
stills
dulls
palliates
alleviates
decreases
cushions
damps
quietens
damps down
soft-pedals
takes the edge off
masters
blunts
arrests
abates
muffles
relaxes
silences
stops
quashes
simmers down
puts the brakes on
reins
reins back
holds down
holds in check
slows down
caps
placates
confines
collects
relieves
gags
muzzles
corks
retards
withholds
hushes
crushes
lowers
stems
keeps in line
depresses
squelches
calms down
lightens
absorbs
chokes back
squashes
bottles up
dispels
bites back
puts down
banishes
keeps back
keeps within bounds
chills out
settles down
nips in the bud
keeps lid on
keeps down
cuts back
cools out
gets under control
circumscribes
halts
modulates
delimits
breaks
minces
puts a lid on
re-collects
temperates
extinguishes
monitors
adjusts
subjugates
dampens down
pipes down
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
impairs
inspects
corners
rallies
recovers
hog-ties
gains control over
gains mastery over
puts half nelson on
rises above
cuts off
chokes off
buffers
keeps control of
keeps on a string
plays down
meets halfway
blankets
salves
becalms
slows
impedes
lullabies
sets limits on
imposes limits on
strangles
deters
freezes
trammels
hinders
pegs
comforts
balms
entrammels
fetters
reassures
conciliates
propitiates
quiets down
puts a limit on
contents
fights back
stems the flow of
boxes in
keeps tight rein on
ties up
cools down
buttons up
cools off
brings to screeching halt
cuts
contracts
disarms
ameliorates
buttresses
clips
chastens
helps
minimizes
US
gets rid of
harshes
soaks up
puts a damper on
makes less active
deflates
staunches
tapers
smooths
pacificates
squares
sweetens
greases
strokes
cons
qualifies
dulcifies
lenifies
drops
dissipates
makes peace with
dismisses
destroys
eliminates
drives away
chases away
pours oil on
puts to rest
drives off
takes the sting out
takes the bite out
puts the lid on
clears the air with
imposes peace upon
restores harmony to
makes peace
fixes up
smooths over
kisses and makes up
buries the hatchet
lays back
smooths someone's ruffled feathers
butters up
quietens down
snuffs out
slaps down
cracks down on
clamps down on
cuts down
scales down
cuts down on
minimises
UK
brings down
rations
dials down
stays
kills
straitens
keeps in
boxes up
puts a brake on
brings under control
pulls back
sits on
cracks down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude
subjugates
subdues
dominates
oppresses
suppresses
tyrannises
UK
tyrannizes
US
masters
subjects
overwhelms
subordinates
enslaves
hegemonizes
coerces
tames
humbles
overthrows
reduces
pacifies
breaks
forces
triumphs
colonises
UK
colonizes
US
enthrals
UK
enthralls
US
underyokes
puts down
holds sway over
beats down
rules over
kicks around
bears down
keeps under thumb
brings to knees
holds sway
reels back in
Verb
▲
To make unclear or difficult to understand
obscures
blurs
clouds
obfuscates
complicates
garbles
muddles
conceals
confounds
confuses
convolutes
misrepresents
muddies
beclouds
befogs
distorts
fuddles
hides
mires
mystifies
befuddles
colors
US
colours
UK
equivocates
falsifies
fuzzes
taints
tarnishes
fuzzes up
mixes up
muddies the waters
muddies the waters of
clouds the issue
makes unclear
throws a veil over
throws up smoke screen
Verb
▲
To decrease or reduce in sensitivity
dulls
numbs
desensitises
UK
desensitizes
US
deadens
blunts
suppresses
benumbs
dampens
diminishes
impairs
retards
stifles
tranquillises
UK
tranquilizes
US
weakens
depresses
devitalizes
incapacitates
paralyses
UK
paralyzes
US
reduces
sedates
stuns
unnerves
dazes
drugs
narcotizes
obtunds
stultifies
stupefies
torpefies
dullens
renders insensitive
Verb
▲
To forget or put out of one's mind
blocks out
blots out
forgets
ignores
suppresses
disregards
denies
puts behind you
shuts out
ceases to remember
ceases to think of
stops thinking about
dismisses from mind
consigns to oblivion
erases from memory
erases from your mind
lets bygones be bygones
puts out of your mind
blanks over
puts in the past
blanks out
Verb
▲
To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
coerces
forces
compels
pressures
impels
pressurises
UK
pressurizes
US
drives
dragoons
presses
obliges
makes
browbeats
constrains
bullies
bulldozes
railroads
intimidates
urges
pushes
influences
blackjacks
impresses
obligates
cows
sandbags
muscles
bludgeons
threatens
menaces
terrorises
UK
terrorizes
US
hustles
brainwashes
squeezes
bounces
besets
concusses
shotguns
restricts
hinders
suppresses
strong-arms
prevails on
leans on
puts pressure on
uses pressure on
fast-talks
press-gangs
brings pressure to bear on
puts the squeeze on
puts the screws on
puts under an obligation
acts on
works on
twists one's arm
high pressures
makes an offer they can't refuse
puts the arm on
Verb
▲
To diminish the confidence or courage of
discourages
disheartens
dispirits
dismays
depresses
daunts
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
dejects
distresses
unnerves
cows
crushes
chills
alarms
abashes
dashes
unmans
troubles
scares
bothers
frustrates
afflicts
vexes
awes
confuses
disappoints
tries
appals
UK
appalls
US
overawes
irks
droops
prostrates
casts down
makes despondent
weighs heavily on
makes downhearted
psychs out
beats down
dampens the spirits of
breaks one's heart
puts a damper on
causes to lose heart
takes the wind out of your sails
Verb
▲
To hold or maintain
keeps
retains
reserves
saves
stores
accumulates
amasses
garners
hoards
collects
holds
possesses
stockpiles
withholds
caches
shelves
stashes
conceals
files
heaps
hides
stifles
holds back
holds fast to
holds on to
keeps hold of
keeps in reserve
keeps possession of
piles up
puts aside
puts by
retains possession of
saves up
sets aside
stashs away
stores up
clings to
hangs onto
hangs on to
holds in
holds onto
keeps for oneself
lays aside
lays down
sets by
keeps to yourself
Verb
▲
(
in psychoanalytic theory
)
To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
sublimates
channels
transfers
diverts
redirects
controls
converts
purifies
refines
transmutes
turns
directs
reroutes
suppresses
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