sup·press (s -pr s )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. [Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.] sup·press ant n.sup·press i·ble adj. |
suppress [səˈprɛs]
vb (tr)
1. to put an end to; prohibit
2. to hold in check; restrain I was obliged to suppress a smile
3. to withhold from circulation or publication to suppress seditious pamphlets
4. to stop the activities of; crush to suppress a rebellion
5. (Electronics) Electronics
a. to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit
b. to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
6. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry
a. to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
b. to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) Compare repress [3]
[from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press]
suppresser n
suppressible adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | suppress - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" 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" |
| 2. | suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" | |
| 3. | suppress - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 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 psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders 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" |
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 drug traffickers who flourish despite attempts to suppress them
stamp out encourage, promote, stimulate, further, spread, foster, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, whip up, gee up
stamp out encourage, promote, stimulate, further, spread, foster, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, whip up, gee up
2. check, inhibit, subdue, stop, quell, quench strong evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress immune responses
Translations
suppress [səˈpres] VT [+ symptoms, dissent, opposition, publication] → suprimir; [+ feelings] → reprimir; [+ emotion] → contener, dominar; [+ yawn, smile] → contener; [+ news, the truth] → callar, ocultar; [+ scandal] → acallar, ocultar; [+ revolt, uprising] → sofocar, reprimir
with suppressed emotion → con emoción contenida
a half suppressed laugh → una risa mal disimulada
with suppressed emotion → con emoción contenida
a half suppressed laugh → una risa mal disimulada
suppress [səˈprɛs] vt
(= put an end to) [+ revolt, rebellion] → réprimer; [+ activity] → bannir
All religious activities were suppressed → Toutes les activités religieuse furent bannies.
All religious activities were suppressed → Toutes les activités religieuse furent bannies.
(prevent from being made known) [+ publication] → interdire; [+ evidence, information] → dissimuler; [+ scandal] → étouffer
suppress
vt
feelings, smile, dissent, views, symptoms, protest → unterdrücken; appetite → zügeln; information, evidence → zurückhalten
(Elec) → entstören
suppress [səˈprɛs] vt (emotion, revolt) → reprimere, soffocare; (scandal) → mettere a tacere, soffocare; (yawn, smile) → trattenere; (publication) → sopprimere; (news, the truth) → tacere; (evidence) → occultare
suppress [səˈprɛs] vt (emotion, revolt) → reprimere, soffocare; (scandal) → mettere a tacere, soffocare; (yawn, smile) → trattenere; (publication) → sopprimere; (news, the truth) → tacere; (evidence) → occultare
suppress [səˈprɛs] vt (emotion, revolt) → reprimere, soffocare; (scandal) → mettere a tacere, soffocare; (yawn, smile) → trattenere; (publication) → sopprimere; (news, the truth) → tacere; (evidence) → occultare
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 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 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 (정보 공개 등을) 금지하다 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 억압 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
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