suppress

sup·press

 (sə-prĕs′)

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

1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue: suppress a rebellion. See Usage Note at repress.

2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups.

3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film.

4.

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

b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile.

5.

a. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of: suppress a virus; suppress a hemorrhage.

b. To inhibit the expression of (a gene): suppress a mutation.

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

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sup·press′ant n.

sup·press′i·ble adj.

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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 repress³

[C14: from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press]

supˈpresser n

supˈpressible adj

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sup•press

(səˈprɛs)

v.t.

1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, group, etc.).

2. to do away with by or as if by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).

3. to inhibit (an impulse or action) consciously.

4. to withhold from disclosure or publication (evidence, a book, etc.).

5. to stop or arrest (a cough, hemorrhage, etc.).

6. to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.

7. to keep (a thought, memory, etc.) out of conscious awareness.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere to press down =sup- sup- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press¹]

sup•press′i•ble, adj.

sup•pres′sive, adj.

sup•pres′sive•ly, adv.

sup•pres′sor, n.

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suppress

Past participle: suppressed
Gerund: suppressing

Imperative

suppress

suppress

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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" 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 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

2. check, inhibit, subdue, stop, quell, quench strong evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress immune responses

3. restrain, cover up, withhold, stifle, contain, silence, conceal, curb, repress, smother, keep secret, muffle, muzzle, hold in check, hold in or back Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile.

4. conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up, censor, stonewall, sweep under the carpet, draw a veil over, keep silent about, keep dark, keep under your hat (informal) At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.

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suppress

verb

1. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:

choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch.

Idiom: put the lid on.

2. To keep from being published or transmitted:

ban, black out, censor, hush (up), stifle.

Idiom: keep a lid on.

3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

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Translations

يُخْفييَقْمَع، يُخْمِديَكْبِت

potlačitzakázat

standsetilbageholdeundertrykke

unterdrückenunterschlagen

suprimirreprimirsofocarcensurarcontener

tukahduttaa

réprimersupprimersuffoquercontenirétouffer

bæla niîur; stöîvabannakæfa, halda aftur af

nasconderereprimeresopprimerevietare

aizliegtaizturētapspiestnoklusēt

bedwingenonderdrukken

suprimir

замолчатьпогаситьподавлятьпресечьудерживать

undertrycka

bastırmakörtbas etmek

平定忍住查禁镇压

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

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suppress

[səˈprɛs] vt

(= put an end to) [+ revolt, rebellion] → réprimer; [+ activity] → bannir
All religious activities were suppressed → Toutes les activités religieuse furent bannies.

(prevent from being made known) [+ publication] → interdire; [+ evidence, information] → dissimuler; [+ scandal] → étouffer

(= stifle) [+ feeling] → réprimer; [+ yawn, smile] → réprimer

(= stop) [+ symptoms] → supprimer; [immune system, growth, appetite] → inhiber

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

suppress

vt

feelings, smile, dissent, views, symptoms, protest → unterdrücken; appetite → zügeln; information, evidence → zurückhalten

(Elec) → entstören

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suppress

[səˈprɛs] vt (emotion, revolt) → reprimere, soffocare; (scandal) → mettere a tacere, soffocare; (yawn, smile) → trattenere; (publication) → sopprimere; (news, the truth) → tacere; (evidence) → occultare

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suppress

(səˈpres) verb

1. to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion). onderdruk يَقْمَع، يُخْمِد потушавам reprimir potlačit unterdrücken undertrykke; standse καταπνίγωreprimir maha suruma سركوب كردن nujertaa réprimer לְדַכֵּא दबाना, दमन करना ugušiti, savladati elnyom menghentikan bæla niður; stöðva reprimere 鎮圧する 진압하다 numalšinti apspiest menumpaskan onderdrukkenundertrykke, sette en stopper forstłumić سرکوب کول، ماته ورکول 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 conter potlačit unterdrücken tilbageholde; undertrykke συγκαλύπτω, πνίγωcontener; sofocar, ahogar tagasi hoidma جلوي چيزي را گرفتن tukahduttaa réprimer לְהַסתִיר पर प्रतिबन्ध लगाना, रोक लगाना zaustaviti, potisnuti elfojt menahan kæfa, halda aftur af trattenere 抑える 참다 nuslopinti apspiest; aizturēt menahan onderdrukkenundertrykke, holde tilbakepowstrzymać د یو شی مخه نیول 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 suprimir zakázat unterschlagen tilbageholde αποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτωcensurar; prohibir maha vaikima, varjama توقيف كردن salata 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 achterhoudenskjule, holde tilbake, fortiezakazać, wstrzymać توقیف کول 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

supˈpression (-ʃən) noun

onderdrukking قَمْع، كَبْت، إخْفاء потискане supressão potlačení, zákaz die Unterdrückung undertrykkelse; tilbageholdelse συγκάλυψη, απόκρυψηsupresión; represión; prohibición mahasurumine سركوبي nujertaminen suppression, interdictionדיכוי दमन, उन्नमूलन ugušenje, zabrana elnyomás, elfojtás; elhallgatás penghentian niðurbæling; bann soppressione; repressione 鎮圧 억압 numalšinimas, nuslopinimas, nuslėpimas apspiešana; noklusēšana tindakan menumpaskan onderdrukkingundertrykkelse; fortielse, utelatelse stłumienie, powstrzymanie وهل، ماتی، سرکوبی 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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vt suprimir

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