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Learn to pronounce sup·press

/səˈpres/
verb
forcibly put an end to.
"the uprising was savagely suppressed"
synonyms: subdue, defeat, conquer, vanquish, triumph over, repress, crush, quell, quash, squash, stamp out, overpower, extinguish, put down, put out, crack down on, clamp down on, cow, drive underground, end, put an end to, stop, discontinue, terminate, halt, arrest

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3 days ago · verb · 1. : to put down by authority or force : subdue. suppress a riot · 2. : to keep from public knowledge: such as. a. : to keep secret. b · 3.
4 days ago · to prevent something from being expressed or known: He was accused of suppressing evidence. She could barely suppress a smile.
to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.). to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
1. a. to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush · 2. to keep from appearing or being known, published, etc. to suppress a news story, a book, etc. · 3. to keep ...
To suppress something means to curb, inhibit, or even stop it. If the sound of your boss moving in his chair sounds like gas, you're going to have to learn ...
SUPPRESS meaning: 1 : to end or stop (something) by force; 2 : to keep (something) secret to not allow people to know about or see (something)
Definition of SUPPRESS (verb): stop opposition or protest; stop yourself feeling an emotion; stop physical process happening or developing.
He/she/it: suppresses
Past participle: suppressed
​. suppress something (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.) to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that is believed to ...
Present simple I / you / we / they suppress: /səˈpres/ /səˈpres/
Past simple suppressed: /səˈprest/ /səˈprest/
He / she / it suppresses: /səˈpresɪz/ /səˈpresɪz/
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Military, Governmentsuppresssup‧press /səˈpres/ ○○○ verb [transitive] 1 PMSTOP something ...
suppress · 1. to put an end to; prohibit · 2. to hold in check; restrain: I was obliged to suppress a smile. · 3. to withhold from circulation or publication: to ...