réprimer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blunt adjective Not sharp; having a thick edge or point.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.
Senses
réprimer is used for these senses in English:
- blunt (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
- bottle up (idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
- quell (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- restrain (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- suppress (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.
blunt — full definition
- adjective Not sharp; having a thick edge or point.
- adjective Direct and plain-spoken, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
- noun Slang for a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana.
- verb To make something less sharp or effective.