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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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   verb. to put an end to; prohibit. to hold in check; restrain. I was obliged to suppress a smile. to withhold from circulation or publication. to suppress seditious pamphlets. to stop the activities of; crush. to suppress a rebellion. electronics. to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit.

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   Definitions of suppress. verb. put down by force or authority. “ suppress a nascent uprising” synonyms: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue. see more. verb. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority. synonyms: crush, oppress. see more. verb. put out of one's consciousness. synonyms: repress. see more. verb.

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    Learn the meaning and usage of the verb suppress in English, with synonyms, translations and examples. Suppress can mean to control feelings, to prevent information from being known, or to stop someone or something by using force.