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Repress

/riˈprɛs/
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(verb) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.

We repress the fact that we eat animals rather than barcoded containers from the supermarket.
Don't repress your emotions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The authoritarian government sought to ____ any form of political dissent through censorship and intimidation.

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