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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-pres |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈprɛs |
Definition of suppress
Origin :- late 14c., "to put down by force or authority," from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere "press down, stop, check, stifle," from sub "down, under" (see sub-) + premere "push against" (see press (v.1)). Sense of "prevent or prohibit the circulation of" is from 1550s. Related: Suppressed; suppressing.
- verb restrain, hold in check
- Linda tried hard but she could not suppress a chuckle: "Of course you would!"
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Isabel could not at once suppress the gratified note which crept of itself into her voice.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- I am not only to suppress the evil, but to evoke the good elements in my nature.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- This growl he could not suppress; nor did the man-animal resent it by giving him a blow on the head.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- You must suppress your gratitude, and endeavour to forget my forbearance in the matter of the bracelet.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- But the poet in him governed, was trying to suppress the man.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- A smile which she could not suppress came to Clotilde's lips.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- He did not suppress any of the details; in fact, he magnified them just a bit.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Both were quivering with the anger that prudence had urged them to suppress.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Besides, what would be easier than for an unwilling nation to suppress you?
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
Synonyms for suppress
- abolish
- annihilate
- beat down
- bottle
- bring to naught
- burke
- censor
- check
- clamp
- conceal
- conquer
- contain
- cover up
- crack down on
- crush
- curb
- cut off
- extinguish
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- interrupt
- keep in
- keep secret
- muffle
- muzzle
- overcome
- overpower
- overthrow
- put an end to
- put down
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- shush
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- snuff out
- spike
- squash
- stamp out
- stifle
- stop
- subdue
- trample
- withhold
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