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reprimir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blunt adjective Not sharp; having a thick edge or point.
  • repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
  • reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
  • 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.

Senses

reprimir is used for these senses in English:

  • blunt (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
  • repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
  • reprimand To reprove in a formal or official way.
  • restrain (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
  • stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).

blunt — full definition

  1. adjective Not sharp; having a thick edge or point.
  2. adjective Direct and plain-spoken, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
  3. noun Slang for a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana.
  4. verb To make something less sharp or effective.

repress — full definition

  1. verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
  2. verb To hold back or restrain a feeling, urge, or reaction.

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