suppress
/səˈpɹɛs/ verb B2- 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.
- 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.
- To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
He/she/it suppresses · Past suppressed · Past participle suppressed · -ing form suppressing
Verb forms
- Base form
- suppress
- He/she/it
- suppresses
- Past
- suppressed
- Past participle
- suppressed
- -ing form
- suppressing
From the library
The little man’s eyes sparkled as he spoke, and he was evidently in a state of suppressed exultation at having scored a point against his colleague.
He paced restlessly about our sitting-room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction.
Here one of the guinea-pigs cheered, and was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court.
“I’ve so often read in the newspapers, at the end of trials, “There was some attempts at applause, which was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court,” and I never understood what it meant till now.”
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