repress
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~ put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
repress
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~ suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
repress
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~ impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
reprieve
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~ postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
reprimand
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~ censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
reprint
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~ print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise"
reprise
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~ repeat an earlier theme of a composition
reprize
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~ repeat an earlier theme of a composition
reproach
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~ express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
reprobate
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~ reject (documents) as invalid
reprobate
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~ abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
reprobate
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~ express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
reprocess
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~ use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
reproduce
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~ have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"; "These bacteria reproduce"
reproduce
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~ recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"
reproduce
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~ repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
reproduce
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~ make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"
reproof
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~ take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"