suppress

  • 31suppress — sup·press || sÉ™ pres v. crush, stop by force, put down; repress, hold back, stifle; silence, prevent from being disclosed; block, arrest, check (i.e. a flow of blood, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32suppress — v. a. 1. Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down, destroy, overwhelm. 2. Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check, keep in. 3. Conceal, keep secret, retain, strangle, stifle, keep down, keep out of sight,… …

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  • 33suppress — v 1. restrain, curb, harness, check, stop, arrest; block, impede, inhibit, hinder, hamper, deter, halt; restrict, confine, limit, cramp; preclude, obviate, nip in the bud, Inf. put the kibosh on; prohibit, forbid, interdict, prevent. 2.… …

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  • 34suppress — sup·press …

    English syllables

  • 35suppress — [səˈpres] verb [T] 1) to stop political opposition, protests, or other forms of disagreement, especially by using force or strict laws The revolt was brutally suppressed.[/ex] 2) to stop yourself from feeling or showing an emotion suppressed… …

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  • 36suppress — sup•press [[t]səˈprɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to put an end to the activities of (a person, group, etc.) 2) to do away with by or as if by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.) 3) psi to inhibit (an impulse or action) consciously 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37suppress — /səˈprɛs / (say suh pres) verb (t) 1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.). 2. to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, etc.). 3. to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.). 4.… …

  • 38suppress —   Kaomi, ho opau, kinai, u umi.     Suppression of crime, kinai i ka hewa …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 39suppress — see PRESS …

    Word origins

  • 40suppress a rebellion — crush a revolt …

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