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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). onderdruk يَقْمَع، يُخْمِد потушавам potlačit undertrykke; standse unterdrücken καταπνίγω reprimir maha suruma سركوب كردن tukahduttaa réprimer לְדַכֵּא दबाना, दमन करना ugušiti, savladati elnyom menghentikan bæla niður; stöðva reprimere 鎮圧する 진압하다, 억압하다 numalšinti apspiest menumpaskan onderdrukken undertrykke, sette en stopper for stłumić reprimir a reprima подавлять potlačiť zatreti ugušiti undertrycka, kuva, slå ner หยุดยั้ง; ปราบปราม bastırmak 鎮壓，平定 придушувати شکست دینا یا روکنا đàn áp, chặn 镇压，平定

2 to keep back or stifle She suppressed a laugh. onderdruk يَكْبِت потискам potlačit tilbageholde; undertrykke unterdrücken συγκαλύπτω, πνίγω (μτφ.) contener; sofocar, ahogar tagasi hoidma جلوي چيزي را گرفتن pidättää réprimer לְהַסתִיר पर प्रतिबन्ध लगाना, रोक लगाना zaustaviti, potisnuti elfojt menahan kæfa, halda aftur af trattenere 抑える (감정·웃음 등을) 억누르다, 참다 nuslopinti apspiest; aizturēt menahan onderdrukken undertrykke, holde tilbake powstrzymać conter a reprima сдерживать potlačiť zatreti potisnuti kväva อดกลั้น bastırmak 忍住 стримувати ضبط کرنا triệt, chặn, nén 忍住

3 to prevent from being published, known etc to suppress information. onderdruk يُخْفي потулям zakázat tilbageholde unterschlagen αποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτω censurar; prohibir maha vaikima, varjama توقيف كردن estää jonkin julkaiseminen interdire לְהַסתִיר रोकना, निषेध करना kriti, zabašuriti elhallgat merahasiakan banna annullare 禁止する (사실을) 감추다, 공표하지 않다 nuslėpti aizliegt (publicēt); noklusēt (faktus) menyekat achterhouden skjule, holde tilbake, fortie zakazać, wstrzymać suprimir a suprima; a inter­zice умалчивать zakázať prepovedati potisnuti hemlighålla, förtiga ระงับ örtbas etmek 查禁(書刊)隱瞞 забороняти; вилучати з продажу اشاعت روک دینا đình bản, tịch thâu 查禁（书刊）隐瞒

n supˈpression [-ʃən]

onderdrukking قَمْع، كَبْت، إخْفاء потискане potlačení, zákaz undertrykkelse; tilbageholdelse die Unterdrückung συγκάλυψη, απόκρυψη supresión; represión; prohibición mahasurumine سركوبي tukahduttaminen suppression, interdiction דִיכּוּי दमन, उन्नमूलन ugušenje, zabrana elnyomás, elfojtás; elhallgatás penghentian niðurbæling; bann soppressione; repressione 鎮圧 진압; 은폐 numalšinimas, nuslopinimas, nuslėpimas apspiešana; noklusēšana tindakan menumpaskan onderdrukking undertrykkelse; fortielse, utelatelse stłumienie, powstrzymanie supressão reprimare, supri­mare; interzicere подавление; сдерживание;замалчивание potlačenie; zákaz ukinitev potiskivanje undertryckande การปราบปราม baskı, tutma 查禁，平定 придушення; заборона بندش، دباؤ sự đàn áp, sự nén lại 查禁，平定