About The Word Suppress
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Suppress
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What's The Definition Of Suppress?
[v] to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
[v] put out of one's consciousness; in psychiatry [v] keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [v] control and refrain from showing; of emotions [v] come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" Synonyms | Synonyms for Suppress: conquer | crush | curb | hold back | inhibit | keep | keep back | oppress | repress | restrain | stamp down | subdue Related Terms | Find terms related to Suppress: See Also | blink | blink away | bottle up | burke | bury | check | check | choke | choke back | choke down | choke off | confine | contain | contain | control | control | curb | dampen | forget | hold | hold | hold in | hold in | hush | hush up | keep down | moderate | moderate | muffle | prevent | quash | quell | quench | quench | quieten | reduce | repress | repress | shut up | silence | smother | squelch | stifle | still | strangle | subdue | subjugate | suppress | swallow | wink Suppress In Webster's Dictionary \Sup*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere
to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See
{Sub-}, and {Press}.]
1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make
the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. --Sir
J. Davies.
2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.
3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal;
to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to
suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.
She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a
pleasing suspense. --Broome.
4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to
suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;
overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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