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- pronunciation:
- s
pres
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
suppresses, suppressing, suppressed |
| definition 1: |
to stop the activities or progress of, esp. by force.
The government suppressed the rebellion.- synonyms:
- crush, quash, quell, stifle
- antonyms:
- encourage, foster, incite
- similar words:
- check, gag, hinder, hush, put down, repress, restrain, snuff out, squash, subdue, throttle
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| definition 2: |
to keep back, as an emotion or urge.
He couldn't suppress his grin.- synonyms:
- repress, restrain, smother, stifle
- antonyms:
- express, show
- similar words:
- bridle, check, choke back, contain, control, govern, harness, inhibit, muffle, quench, subdue, swallow, withhold
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| definition 3: |
to keep from being published or disclosed.
Reports of trouble were suppressed.- synonyms:
- hush up, repress, silence, squelch
- antonyms:
- disclose, publicize, spread
- similar words:
- conceal, gag, muzzle, smother, stifle
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| definition 4: |
to hold back or arrest, as a blood flow or sneeze.
This medicine should suppress your cough.- synonyms:
- arrest, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle
- similar words:
- block, check, control, gulp, impede, stop
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| related words: |
abate, abolish, arrest, bow, break, censor, choke, conquer, curb, deaden, destroy, discourage, dwarf, hide, hold, leash, master, overcome, overwhelm, quash, silence, stamp, stay, stem, still, tame |
adverb + (v.)suppress
actively, barely, brutally, deliberately, effectively, entirely, ruthlessly, strongly, successfully, temporarily, violently
(v.)suppress
+ noun
acid,
aggression,
anger,
appetite,
aspiration,
chuckle,
cough,
creativity,
criticism,
curiosity,
demonstration,
desire,
dissent,
dissident,
ego,
emotion,
erection,
evidence,
excitement,
expression,
feeling,
fire,
formation,
freedom,
giggle,
grin,
groan,
growth,
hormone,
impulse,
individuality,
inflation,
innovation,
instinct,
insurgency,
insurrection,
irritation,
laugh,
laughter,
memory,
movement,
nationalism,
noise,
opposition,
piracy,
potential,
production,
prosecution,
protest,
publication,
rage,
reaction,
rebel,
rebellion,
resentment,
revolt,
scream,
sexuality,
shiver,
shudder,
sigh,
smile,
smirk,
speech,
stimulus,
symptom,
tendency,
terrorism,
tumor,
turnout,
unrest,
uprising,
urge,
virus,
vote,
wage,
weed,
yawn
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| derivations: |
suppressible (adj.), suppressive (adj.), suppressively (adv.), suppressor (suppresser) (n.) |
The word suppress
contains the following part:
sup-
Latin
prefix
that means under, below
  More about this word part:
The prefix sup-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of sub- used before roots that begin with "p," such as "port." See sub-
Example words:
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