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   Sup·press

   /səˈpres/

   

   verb

   • 1. forcibly put an end to: "the uprising was savagely suppressed" Similar subduedefeatconquervanquishtriumph overrepresscrushquellquashsquashstamp outoverpowerextinguishput downput outcrack down onclamp down oncowdrive undergroundendput an end tostopdiscontinueterminatehaltarrestOpposite inciteencourage
   • ▪ prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain: "she could not suppress a rising panic" Similar concealrestrainstiflesmotherbottle upkeep a rein onhold backkeep backfight backchoke backcontrolkeep under controlcheckkeep in checkcurbcontainbridleinhibitput a lid ondeadenmuffle
   • ▪ prevent the dissemination of (information): "the report had been suppressed" Similar censorredactkeep secretconcealhidekeep hiddenhush upgagkeep silent aboutwithholdcover upsmotherstiflemuzzlebannot disclosenot breathe a word ofmuteproscribeoutlawsweep under the carpetOpposite publicizedisclose
   • ▪ prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction): "use of the drug suppressed the immune response"
   • ▪ partly or wholly eliminate (electrical interference).
   • ▪ consciously inhibit (an unpleasant idea or memory) to avoid considering it.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin suppress- ‘pressed down’, from the verb supprimere, from sub- ‘down’ + premere ‘to press’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. suppressible adjective
   • 2. suppressive adjective

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   • the state of being suppressed. Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse. Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects. Radio, Electronics. the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal.

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   • If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing. The government is suppressing inflation by increasing interest rates. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 2. 3. 4. 5. Electronics 6. Psychiatry Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   suppress: 1 v to put down by force or authority “ suppress a nascent uprising” Synonyms: conquer , curb , inhibit , stamp down , subdue Types: show 13 types... hide 13 types... blink , blink away , wink force to go away by blinking dampen , stifle smother or suppress choke back , choke down , choke off suppress hush , hush up , quieten , shut ...

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