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What is the verb for repressed?

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repress
  1. To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
  2. Hence, to check; to keep back.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. suppress, stifle, restrain, smother, curb, check, contain, swallow, control, strangle, conceal, inhibit, muffle, sink, hide, submerge, silence, gag, pocket, overpower, frustrate, cork, shush, block, bottle, internalise, internalize, hold back, keep back, choke back, fight back, bottle up, bite back, keep in check, rein in, hold in, keep under control, cork up, button up, keep the lid on, keep in, keep under wraps, black out, jam up, keep inside, withhold, restrict, stop, bridle, squelch … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He was obliged to repress his true feelings, and to act as if he were not worthy to hold their shoes.”
      “Their government has chosen to isolate them, stunt their economic growth, and repress their ability to speak freely.”
      “Horrendous weapons of war were used to kill and repress the people as they struggled to determine their own destiny.”
repressed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of repress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suppressed, stifled, restrained, smothered, curbed, checked, contained, swallowed, controlled, strangled, concealed, inhibited, muffled, sank, sunk, sunken, hid, hidden, submerged, silenced, gagged, pocketed, overpowered, frustrated, corked, shushed, blocked, bottled, internalised, internalized, held back, kept back, choked back, fought back, bottled up, bit back, bitten back, kept in check, reined in, held in, kept under control, corked up, buttoned up, kept the lid on, kept in, kept under wraps, blacked out, jammed up, kept inside, withheld … more
repressing
  1. present participle of repress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suppressing, stifling, restraining, smothering, curbing, checking, containing, swallowing, controlling, strangling, concealing, inhibiting, muffling, sinking, hiding, submerging, silencing, gagging, pocketing, overpowering, frustrating, corking, shushing, blocking, bottling, internalising, internalizing, holding back, keeping back, choking back, fighting back, bottling up, biting back, keeping in check, reining in, holding in, keeping under control, corking up, buttoning up, keeping the lid on, keeping in, keeping under wraps, blacking out, jamming up, keeping inside, withholding, restricting, stopping, bridling, quashing … more
repressed
  1. Pressed again.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suppressed, stifled, restrained, smothered, curbed, checked, contained, swallowed, controlled, strangled, concealed, inhibited, muffled, sank, sunk, sunken, hid, hidden, submerged, silenced, gagged, pocketed, overpowered, frustrated, corked, shushed, blocked, bottled, internalised, internalized, held back, kept back, choked back, fought back, bottled up, bit back, bitten back, kept in check, reined in, held in, kept under control, corked up, buttoned up, kept the lid on, kept in, kept under wraps, blacked out, jammed up, kept inside, withheld … more
repress
  1. To press again.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suppress, stifle, restrain, smother, curb, check, contain, swallow, control, strangle, conceal, inhibit, muffle, sink, hide, submerge, silence, gag, pocket, overpower, frustrate, cork, shush, block, bottle, internalise, internalize, hold back, keep back, choke back, fight back, bottle up, bite back, keep in check, rein in, hold in, keep under control, cork up, button up, keep the lid on, keep in, keep under wraps, black out, jam up, keep inside, withhold, restrict, stop, bridle, squelch … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He was obliged to repress his true feelings, and to act as if he were not worthy to hold their shoes.”
      “Their government has chosen to isolate them, stunt their economic growth, and repress their ability to speak freely.”
      “Horrendous weapons of war were used to kill and repress the people as they struggled to determine their own destiny.”
represses
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. 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, internalizes, 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, restricts, stops, bridles, quashes … more
represseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of repress
repressest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of repress
represt
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of repress
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