repress (v)
quash (v)
keep down (v)
subdue (v)
subjugate#1 (v)
reduce#3 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def put down by force or intimidation
examples The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym oppress, suppress, crush
Derivationally related form subdue → subduer
Derivationally related form repress → repressive
Derivationally related form repress → repression; repress → repression
Incoming links
Derivationally related form repressive → repress
Derivationally related form repression → repress; repression → repress
Derivationally related form subduer → subdue
Hyponym oppress, suppress, crush

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