AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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to get rid of
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to keep under control; restrain
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to hold oneself back voluntarily
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the act of being freed
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Detailed explanation-1: -/ (rɪˈprɛs) / verb (tr) to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrainto repress a desire. to put into a state of subjugationto repress a people. psychoanal to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one’s conscious mind.
Detailed explanation-2: -/rɪˈpres/ to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: He repressed a sudden desire to cry. to control what people do, especially by using force.
Detailed explanation-3: -: to put down by force : subdue. : to hold in by self-control. repressed a laugh. : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of. repress one’s anger.
Detailed explanation-4: -clamp down (on) throttle. smother. obliterate. strangle.
Detailed explanation-5: -The term repression generally refers to the adoption of legislation necessary to prevent and punish violations of the law.