suppress
11suppress */*/ — UK [səˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms suppress : present tense I/you/we/they suppress he/she/it suppresses present participle suppressing past tense suppressed past participle suppressed 1) to stop opposition or protest using military… …
12suppress — [[t]səpre̱s[/t]] suppresses, suppressing, suppressed 1) VERB If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. [V n] ...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite… …
13suppress — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere, from sub + premere to press more at press Date: 14th century 1. to put down by authority or force ; subdue < suppress a riot > 2. to keep from public …
14suppress — sup|press [ sə pres ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to stop opposition or protest using military force or strict laws: suppress a rebellion/uprising/demonstration: Pro independence demonstrations were ruthlessly suppressed. a ) to stop an activity,… …
15suppress — sup·press sə pres vt 1) to exclude from consciousness <suppressed anxiety> 2) to restrain from a usual course or action <suppress a cough> 3) INHIBIT (2) <suppresses the human immune response (Josie Glausiusz)> esp to inhibit… …
16suppress — verb (T) 1 to stop people from opposing the government, especially by using force: The Hungarian uprising was ruthlessly suppressed by the Red Army. 2 to prevent important information or opinions from becoming known, especially from people who… …
17suppress — v.tr. 1 end the activity or existence of, esp. forcibly. 2 prevent (information, feelings, a reaction, etc.) from being seen, heard, or known (tried to suppress the report; suppressed a yawn). 3 a partly or wholly eliminate (electrical… …
18suppress — suppressedly /seuh prest lee, pres id /, adv. suppressible, adj. suppressive, adj. suppressively, adv. suppressor, suppresser, n. /seuh pres /, v.t. 1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the C …
19suppress — sup|press [səˈpres] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of supprimere, from sub ( SUB ) + premere to press ] 1.) to stop people from opposing the government, especially by using force ▪ The uprising was ruthlessly… …
20suppress — verb 1》 forcibly put an end to. 2》 prevent from being expressed or published. ↘Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory). 3》 prevent or inhibit (a process or phenomenon). Derivatives suppressible adjective… …
