The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land.
source: WordNet 3.0
conceal or hide
Smother a yawn. Muffle one's anger. Strangle a yawn.
source: WordNet 3.0
put out of one's consciousness
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block the action of
source: WordNet 3.0
To press again.
source: Webster 1913
To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
