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represseth

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

Meaning of repress

Verb (1)

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

  1. (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
    • to repress rebellion or sedition
  2. (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

Verb (2)

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

  1. To press again.
    • to repress a vinyl record

See all 4 meanings of repress

Origin of represseth

repress + -eth

Questions about represseth

What is represseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Represseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of repress.

Words near represseth in the dictionary

  1. repressedly
  2. represser
  3. repressers
  4. represses
  5. repressest
  6. represseth
  7. repressibilities
  8. repressibility
  9. repressible
  10. repressibly
  11. repressilator

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