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suppress
[suh-pres]
verb (used with object)
to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.).
to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
Genetics.to keep (a gene) from being expressed.
Let's say that future genetic engineers discover a gene for suicidal depression, and learn how to suppress the gene or adjust it.
Electricity.to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.
suppress
/ əˈɛ /
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
to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
psychiatry
to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) Compare repress
Other Word Forms
- suppressible adjective
- suppressive adjective
- suppressively adverb
- suppressor noun
- suppresser noun
- nonsuppressive adjective
- nonsuppressively adverb
- nonsuppressiveness noun
- presuppress verb (used with object)
- resuppress verb (used with object)
- self-suppressing adjective
- self-suppressive adjective
- unsuppressible adjective
- unsuppressive adjective
- ܱˈ noun
- ܱˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suppress1
Example Sentences
By authoritarian, I mean a leader who tries to rule on his own and suppress all dissent.
But in the 20th century, humans suppressed fires and forests became overgrown.
It oversees Iran's strategic weapons and controls the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force, which has often been used to suppress domestic dissent.
She said she adopted a strategy from her difficult childhood - one that included abuse - where she suppressed the traumatic memories and went on with life as usual.
Ground and air resources were being used to suppress the fire, the statement said.
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