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List of meaning for suppress

to prevent or restrain action or emotion

suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb(verb)

to put down by force or authority

"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

oppress, suppress, crush(verb)

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

"The government oppresses political activists"

inhibit, bottle up, suppress(verb)

control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

suppress, repress(verb)

put out of one's consciousness

suppress(verb)

reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

"suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

to keep from being publicly known

the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident

to refrain from openly showing or uttering he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse

suppressed her anger

to hold back the normal growth of

pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices

to keep secret or shut off from view

the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence

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