reprimir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin reprimō.

Verb

reprimir (first-person singular present reprimeixo, first-person singular preterite reprimí, past participle reprimit)

1. to repress (to forcefully prevent an upheaval from growing)
2. to restrain (to control or keep in check)

Related terms

• repressió
• repressiu

Further reading

• “reprimir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reprimir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “reprimir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reprimir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reprimō.

Verb

1. to repress (to forcefully prevent an upheaval from growing)
2. to restrain (to control or keep in check)

Related terms

• repressão
• repressivo

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin reprimō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repɾiˈmiɾ/ [re.pɾiˈmiɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to repress
2. (reflexive) to control oneself

Related terms

• represión
• represivo

See also

• reprender

Further reading

• “reprimir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014