represses

represses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of repress.

represses is the plural of repress.

Meaning of repress

repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)

(transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- to repress rebellion or sedition
Synonyms:

crush, put down, quell, subdue, suppress, tread
(broadly, transitive) To check; to keep back.
- Deſire of wine and all delicious drinks […] Thou couldſt repreſs,1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 37, lines 542–544
Synonyms:

restrain, hold back, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, choke back, check

repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)

What is represses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?: Represses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of repress.

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