Repress is a synonym for hold back. Other synonyms include delay, deny, inhibit, prevent and suppress.
hold back
Some words for 'hold back' are:conservedconstraineddetainedhamperedhinderedhoardedlimitedpreservedreservedrestrainedrestrictedrepressedstockpiledstoredsuppressedwithheld
The word is impede.
Impede is a synonym for hold back. It begins with the letters IM.
To restrain.
hold back
The Latin equivalent of the English command 'Hold them back' is Eos retinere. In the word-by-word translation, the demonstrative pronoun 'eos' means 'them'. It's the masculine plural of 'is' in the accusative case. The verb 'retinere' means 'hold back'. It's formed from the prefix 're-' for 'back' and the verb 'tenere' for 'to hold'.
The antonym for the word "erupt" is "calm" or "settle."
It comes from retineo, (I keep or hold back, etc) from re- (again) and teneo (I hold, to hold).
detain, impede, hamper
The root word for abstinence is "abstain," which comes from the Latin word "abstinere," meaning "to hold back" or "to refrain."
It means somebody that hold you back or down from your potential