Excise and Repress

Excise

Excise verb - Remove by cutting.
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Synonyms for Excise

Repress and excise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repress" instead a verb "Excise".

Nearby Words: excision, excised, excising, excisable

Repress

Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.

Excise and repress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excise" instead a verb "Repress".

Nearby Words: repression, repressive, repressing

Common collocations

memories excise memories repress memories
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