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Suppress has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

bring under control by force or authority

"suppress a nascent uprising"

"stamp down on littering"

"conquer one's desires"

2

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

"The government oppresses political activists"

3

consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

"suppress a smile"

"he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"

4

put out of one's consciousness

"She tried to suppress the painful memory, but it kept surfacing whenever she closed her eyes."

5

lessen to the point of stopping

"suppress a yawn"

"this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

6

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

"The government sent troops to suppress the violent uprising in the northern province."

Example Sentences
"suppress a nascent uprising" verb
"stamp down on littering" verb
"conquer one's desires" verb
"The government oppresses political activists" verb
"suppress a smile" verb
"he let his anger bottle up until he exploded" verb
"suppress a yawn" verb
"this drug can suppress the hemorrhage" verb
See Also
downtrod put one's foot down upon repress suppresses repressible suppressionism suppressory improper
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
control forget decrease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
choke off hush burke silence squelch quench repress stifle smother choke
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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