suppress
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /səˈpɹɛs/
suppress (suppresses, present participle suppressing; past and past participle suppressed)
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- To prevent publication.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
- (US, legal) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.
- German: unterdrücken
- Portuguese: suprimir
- Russian: подавля́ть
- Spanish: reprimar
- Russian: подавля́ть
- Russian: подавля́ть
- Spanish: ocultar
- Russian: подавля́ть
- Portuguese: suprimir
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