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: regret, atone // verb [intransitive]
formal to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
[+ for]: Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness.

replace : supersede verb [transitive often passive]
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective: Television superseded radio in the Fifties., supplant, substitute
represent : depict, express, portray
repress : check, suppress, subdue, quell / / verb [transitive] formal

1 to bring an end to a violent situation especially when people are protesting : quell a riot/revolt/disturbance etc: They needed more troops to quell the ever-rising tide of rioting.

2 to reduce unpleasant feelings, especially of doubt or worry: I thought about the advantages of the deal, trying to quell a growing sense of unease.

, crush, restrain, curb1 / verb [transitive]
to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect: measures to curb the spread of the virus