reprimir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- displace verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
- 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.
- reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
Senses
reprimir is used for these senses in English:
- displace To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
- quell (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- reprimand To reprove in a formal or official way.
- restrain (transitive) To control or keep in check.
- smother (transitive) To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
- stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
displace — full definition
- verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
- verb To take the place of something or someone, often by being better suited.
- verb To move something out of its normal or original position.