suppress

suppress
[[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 international attempts to suppress them...

[V-ed] ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army.

Syn:
restrain, restrict
Derived words:
suppression [[t]səpre̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

...people who were imprisoned after the violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement protests.

2) VERB If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness.

[be V-ed] The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation.

[V n] ...the strongest evidence so far that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses.

Syn:
Derived words:
suppression N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

Eye problems can indicate an unhealthy lifestyle with subsequent suppression of the immune system.

3) VERB If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to.

[V n] Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile...

[V-ed] The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface.

Derived words:
suppression N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.

4) VERB If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it.

[V n] At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information...

[V n] The wrong criminal is in the dock either because a genuine mistake has been made or because evidence has been suppressed.

Derived words:
suppression N-UNCOUNT N of n

The inspectors found no evidence which supported any allegation of suppression of official documents.

5) VERB If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing.

[V n] `The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy,' he said...

[V n] Lawyers said today's ruling would lead to higher prices and would suppress innovation of new products.


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  • Suppress — Sup*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See {Sub }, and {Press}.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suppress — sup‧press [səˈpres] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent something from developing or making progress: • The recession is suppressing demand for our products. • Tax increases simply made inflation worse by suppressing economic growth. • We feel the… …   Financial and business terms

  • suppress — 1 *crush, quell, extinguish, quench, quash Analogous words: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer: *abolish, annihilate: *destroy: *ruin, wreck 2 Suppress, r …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • suppress — [sə pres′] vt. [ME suppressen < L suppressus, pp. of supprimere, to press under, suppress < sub ,SUB + premere, to PRESS1] 1. a) to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush b) to abolish by authority 2. to kee …   English World dictionary

  • suppress — late 14c., to put down by force or authority, from L. suppressus, pp. of supprimere press down, stop, check, stifle, from sub down, under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + premere push against (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Sense of …   Etymology dictionary

  • suppress — [v] restrain, hold in check abolish, annihilate, beat down, bottle, bring to naught, burke, censor, check, clamp, conceal, conquer, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, extinguish, hold back, hold down, hold in, interrupt, keep …   New thesaurus

  • suppress — ► VERB 1) forcibly put an end to. 2) prevent from being expressed or published. 3) Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory). DERIVATIVES suppression noun suppressive adjective suppressor noun …   English terms dictionary

  • suppress — verb 1 stop sth by using force ADVERB ▪ brutally, ruthlessly, violently ▪ A pro democracy uprising was brutally suppressed. VERB + SUPPRESS ▪ attempt to, seek to …   Collocations dictionary

  • suppress — 01. Religious services, long [suppressed] by the communist government, are now being tolerated. 02. The violent [suppression] of the demonstrations has drawn international criticism. 03. Dissidents say the attempts at [suppression] of their… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • suppress */*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

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