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Definition of Represses
1. repress [v] - See also: repress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Represses
Literary usage of Represses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"Sir John Hone appointed commandant of Lisbon ; represses all disorders—Disputes
between the French and English commissioner*—-Reflections thereupon. ..."
2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... Cotton to interrupt ihe execution of the convention—Sir John Hope appointed
commandant of Lisbon ; represses all disorders—Disputes between the French ..."
3. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"... Dowager-Empress Regent—The Tonkin and Annam War—A Franco-Chinese Treaty—An
anti-Christian rebellion—The Tsa-pi-ti—Li-hung-chang represses the rebels—The ..."
4. The History of Virginia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter (1852)
"... sentenced to death— Rescued by Pocahontas—His release—Returns to Jamestown—represses
the malcontents—They plot his death— His summary proceedings. ..."
5. The History of Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Timothy Shay Arthur (1853)
"... sentenced to death— Rescued by Pocahontas—His release—Returns to Jamestown—represses
the malcontents—They plot his death— His summary proceedings. ..."
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