represses is a form of:

Repress



verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to hold back, to put down, to keep back, to put down; to keep under control, to cruel) បង្ក្រាប, ឃាត់, បង្ខាំង, ទប់, បន្ថប់, បង្អន់, រំលស់, បំបិទ, សង្កត់ repress a desire ទប់ repress a child បង្ក្រាបមិនអោយងើបមុខរួច
Example: He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ទប់, បង្រ្កាប, គាបសង្កត់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of repressing.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To press again.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
1.
bridle, check, constrain, curb, hinder, hold back, inhibit, limit, restrain, stop, suppress
1.
aid, encourage, incite, loosen