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sup·press  (s-prs)

tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es

1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.

2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.

3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.

4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.

5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.

6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or cough, for example); arrest.

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[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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sup·pressant n.

sup·pressi·ble adj.

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suppress

Verb

1. to put an end to (something) by physical or legal force

2. to prevent the circulation or publication of (information or books)

3. to hold (an emotion or a response) in check; restrain: he could barely suppress a groan

4. Electronics to reduce or eliminate (interference) in a circuit [Latin suppressus held down]

suppression n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suppress - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" conquer, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, curb blink away, blink, wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage" silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" quell, squelch, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" muffle, stifle, strangle, repress, smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" crush, oppress quash, repress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, reduce - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
	3.	suppress - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior bottle up, inhibit keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device choke - check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
	4.	suppress - put out of one's consciousness repress psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders forget, bury - dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" swallow - keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
	5.	suppress - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

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suppress

verb 1. stamp out, stop, check, crush, conquer, overthrow, subdue, put an end to, overpower, quash, crack down on, quell, extinguish, clamp down on, snuff out, quench, beat down, trample on, drive underground << OPPOSITE encourage

verb 2. check, inhibit, subdue, stop, quell, quench

verb 3. restrain, cover up, withhold, stifle, contain, silence, conceal, curb, repress, smother, keep secret, muffle, muzzle, hold in check, hold in or back

verb 4. conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up, stonewall, sweep under the carpet, draw a veil over, keep silent about, keep dark, keep under your hat (informal)

Translations

suppress [səˈprɛs] vt → suprimir [+ yawn]; ahogar

suppress [səˈprɛs] vt [+ revolt, feeling] → réprimer [+ information]; faire disparaître [+ scandal, yawn]; étouffer

suppress [səˈprɛs] vt → unterdrücken;

(publication) → verbieten

suppress [səˈprɛs] vt → reprimere; sopprimere, tenere segreto/a

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suppress

v suppress [səˈpres]

1 to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion). onderdrukيَقْمَع، يُخْمِدпотушавамpotlačitundertrykke; standseunterdrückenκαταπνίγωreprimirmaha surumaسركوب كردنtukahduttaaréprimerלְדַכֵּאदबाना, दमन करनाugušiti, savladatielnyommenghentikanbæla niður; stöðvareprimere鎮圧する진압하다, 억압하다numalšintiapspiestmenumpaskanonderdrukkenundertrykke, sette en stopper forstłumićreprimira reprimaподавлятьpotlačiťzatretiugušitiundertrycka, kuva, slå nerหยุดยั้ง; ปราบปรามbastırmak鎮壓，平定придушуватиشکست دینا یا روکناđàn áp, chặn镇压，平定

2 to keep back or stifle She suppressed a laugh.onderdrukيَكْبِتпотискамpotlačittilbageholde; undertrykkeunterdrückenσυγκαλύπτω, πνίγω (μτφ.)contener; sofocar, ahogartagasi hoidmaجلوي چيزي را گرفتنpidättääréprimerלְהַסתִירपर प्रतिबन्ध लगाना, रोक लगानाzaustaviti, potisnutielfojtmenahankæfa, halda aftur aftrattenere抑える(감정·웃음 등을) 억누르다, 참다nuslopintiapspiest; aizturētmenahanonderdrukkenundertrykke, holde tilbakepowstrzymaćcontera reprimaсдерживатьpotlačiťzatretipotisnutikvävaอดกลั้นbastırmak忍住стримуватиضبط کرناtriệt, chặn, nén忍住

3 to prevent from being published, known etc to suppress information.onderdrukيُخْفيпотулямzakázattilbageholdeunterschlagenαποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτωcensurar; prohibirmaha vaikima, varjamaتوقيف كردنestää jonkin julkaisemineninterdireלְהַסתִירरोकना, निषेध करनाkriti, zabašuritielhallgatmerahasiakanbannaannullare禁止する(사실을) 감추다, 공표하지 않다nuslėptiaizliegt (publicēt); noklusēt (faktus)menyekatachterhoudenskjule, holde tilbake, fortiezakazać, wstrzymaćsuprimira suprima; a inter­ziceумалчиватьzakázaťprepovedatipotisnutihemlighålla, förtigaระงับörtbas etmek查禁(書刊)隱瞞забороняти; вилучати з продажуاشاعت روک دیناđình bản, tịch thâu查禁（书刊）隐瞒

n supˈpression [-ʃən]

onderdrukkingقَمْع، كَبْت، إخْفاءпотисканеpotlačení, zákazundertrykkelse; tilbageholdelsedie Unterdrückungσυγκάλυψη, απόκρυψηsupresión; represión; prohibiciónmahasurumineسركوبيtukahduttaminensuppression, interdictionדִיכּוּיदमन, उन्नमूलनugušenje, zabranaelnyomás, elfojtás; elhallgatáspenghentianniðurbæling; bannsoppressione; repressione鎮圧진압; 은폐numalšinimas, nuslopinimas, nuslėpimasapspiešana; noklusēšanatindakan menumpaskanonderdrukkingundertrykkelse; fortielse, utelatelsestłumienie, powstrzymaniesupressãoreprimare, supri­mare; interzicereподавление; сдерживание;замалчиваниеpotlačenie; zákazukinitevpotiskivanjeundertryckandeการปราบปรามbaskı, tutma查禁，平定придушення; заборонаبندش، دباؤsự đàn áp, sự nén lại查禁，平定