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sup·press
(sə-prĕs′)tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es
1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue: suppress a rebellion. See Usage Note at repress.
2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups.
3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film.
4.
a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.
b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile.
5.
a. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of: suppress a virus; suppress a hemorrhage.
b. To inhibit the expression of (a gene): suppress a mutation.
[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
sup·press′ant n.
sup·press′i·ble adj.
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suppress
(səˈprɛs)vb (tr)
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 suppress seditious pamphlets.
4. to stop the activities of; crush: to suppress a rebellion.
5. (Electronics) electronics
a. to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit
b. to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
6. (Psychiatry) psychiatry
a. to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
b. to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires). Compare repress 3
[C14: from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press]
supˈpresser n
supˈpressible adj
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sup•press
(səˈprɛs)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. to inhibit (an impulse or action) consciously.
4. to withhold from disclosure or publication (evidence, a book, etc.).
5. to stop or arrest (a cough, hemorrhage, etc.).
6. to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
7. to keep (a thought, memory, etc.) out of conscious awareness.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere to press down =sup- sup- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press 1]
sup•press′i•ble, adj.
sup•pres′sive, adj.
sup•pres′sive•ly, adv.
sup•pres′sor, n.
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suppress
Past participle: suppressed
Gerund: suppressing
| Imperative |
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| suppress |
| suppress |
| Present |
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| I suppress |
| you suppress |
| he/she/it suppresses |
| we suppress |
| you suppress |
| they suppress |
| Preterite |
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| I suppressed |
| you suppressed |
| he/she/it suppressed |
| we suppressed |
| you suppressed |
| they suppressed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am suppressing |
| you are suppressing |
| he/she/it is suppressing |
| we are suppressing |
| you are suppressing |
| they are suppressing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have suppressed |
| you have suppressed |
| he/she/it has suppressed |
| we have suppressed |
| you have suppressed |
| they have suppressed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was suppressing |
| you were suppressing |
| he/she/it was suppressing |
| we were suppressing |
| you were suppressing |
| they were suppressing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had suppressed |
| you had suppressed |
| he/she/it had suppressed |
| we had suppressed |
| you had suppressed |
| they had suppressed |
| Future |
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| I will suppress |
| you will suppress |
| he/she/it will suppress |
| we will suppress |
| you will suppress |
| they will suppress |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have suppressed |
| you will have suppressed |
| he/she/it will have suppressed |
| we will have suppressed |
| you will have suppressed |
| they will have suppressed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be suppressing |
| you will be suppressing |
| he/she/it will be suppressing |
| we will be suppressing |
| you will be suppressing |
| they will be suppressing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been suppressing |
| you have been suppressing |
| he/she/it has been suppressing |
| we have been suppressing |
| you have been suppressing |
| they have been suppressing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been suppressing |
| you will have been suppressing |
| he/she/it will have been suppressing |
| we will have been suppressing |
| you will have been suppressing |
| they will have been suppressing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been suppressing |
| you had been suppressing |
| he/she/it had been suppressing |
| we had been suppressing |
| you had been suppressing |
| they had been suppressing |
| Conditional |
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| I would suppress |
| you would suppress |
| he/she/it would suppress |
| we would suppress |
| you would suppress |
| they would suppress |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have suppressed |
| you would have suppressed |
| he/she/it would have suppressed |
| we would have suppressed |
| you would have suppressed |
| they would have suppressed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. suppress - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
quell, squelch, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
2. suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
3. suppress - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
choke - check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
4. suppress - put out of one's consciousness
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
swallow - keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
5. suppress - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
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suppress
verb
1. stamp out, stop, check, crush, conquer, overthrow, subdue, put an end to, overpower, quash, crack down on, quell, extinguish, clamp down on, snuff out, quench, beat down, trample on, drive underground drug traffickers who flourish despite attempts to suppress them
stamp out encourage, promote, stimulate, further, spread, foster, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, whip up, gee up
stamp out encourage, promote, stimulate, further, spread, foster, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, whip up, gee up
2. check, inhibit, subdue, stop, quell, quench strong evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress immune responses
3. restrain, cover up, withhold, stifle, contain, silence, conceal, curb, repress, smother, keep secret, muffle, muzzle, hold in check, hold in or back Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile.
4. conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up, censor, stonewall, sweep under the carpet, draw a veil over, keep silent about, keep dark, keep under your hat (informal) At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
suppress
verb1. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:
Idiom: put the lid on.
2. To keep from being published or transmitted:
Idiom: keep a lid on.
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Translations
يُخْفي يَقْمَع، يُخْمِديَكْبِت
potlačitzakázat
standsetilbageholdeundertrykke
tukahduttaa
bæla niîur; stöîvabannakæfa, halda aftur af
aizliegtaizturētapspiestnoklusēt
undertrycka
bastırmak örtbas etmek
suppress
[səˈpres] VT [+ symptoms, dissent, opposition, publication] → suprimir ; [+ feelings] → reprimir ; [+ emotion] → contener, dominar ; [+ yawn, smile] → contener ; [+ news, the truth] → callar, ocultar ; [+ scandal] → acallar, ocultar ; [+ revolt, uprising] → sofocar, reprimirwith suppressed emotion → con emoción contenida
a half suppressed laugh → una risa mal disimulada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suppress
[səˈprɛs] vt (= put an end to) [+ revolt, rebellion] → réprimer ; [+ activity] → bannir
All religious activities were suppressed → Toutes les activités religieuse furent bannies.
All religious activities were suppressed → Toutes les activités religieuse furent bannies.
(prevent from being made known) [+ publication] → interdire ; [+ evidence, information] → dissimuler ; [+ scandal] → étouffer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suppress
vt
feelings, smile, dissent, views, symptoms, protest → unterdrücken ; appetite → zügeln ; information, evidence → zurückhalten
(Elec) → entstören
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
suppress
[səˈprɛs] vt (emotion, revolt) → reprimere, soffocare ; (scandal) → mettere a tacere, soffocare ; (yawn, smile) → trattenere ; (publication) → sopprimere ; (news, the truth) → tacere ; (evidence) → occultareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suppress
(səˈpres) verb1. to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion). onderdruk يَقْمَع، يُخْمِد потушавам reprimir potlačit unterdrücken undertrykke; standse καταπνίγω reprimir maha suruma سركوب كردن nujertaa réprimer לְדַכֵּא दबाना, दमन करना ugušiti, savladati elnyom menghentikan bæla niður; stöðva reprimere 鎮圧する 진압하다 numalšinti apspiest menumpaskan onderdrukken undertrykke, sette en stopper for stłumić سرکوب کول، ماته ورکول reprimir a reprima подавлять potlačiť zatreti ugušiti undertrycka, kuva, slå ner หยุดยั้ง; ปราบปราม bastırmak 鎮壓,平定 придушувати شکست دینا یا روکنا đàn áp, chặn 镇压,平定
2. to keep back or stifle. She suppressed a laugh. onderdruk يَكْبِت потискам conter potlačit unterdrücken tilbageholde; undertrykke συγκαλύπτω, πνίγω contener; sofocar, ahogar tagasi hoidma جلوي چيزي را گرفتن tukahduttaa réprimer לְהַסתִיר पर प्रतिबन्ध लगाना, रोक लगाना zaustaviti, potisnuti elfojt menahan kæfa, halda aftur af trattenere 抑える 참다 nuslopinti apspiest; aizturēt menahan onderdrukken undertrykke, holde tilbake powstrzymać د یو شی مخه نیول conter a reprima сдерживать potlačiť zatreti potisnuti kväva อดกลั้น bastırmak 忍住 стримувати ضبط کرنا triệt, chặn, nén 忍住
3. to prevent from being published, known etc. to suppress information. onderdruk يُخْفي потулям suprimir zakázat unterschlagen tilbageholde αποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτω censurar; prohibir maha vaikima, varjama توقيف كردن salata interdire לְהַסתִיר रोकना, निषेध करना kriti, zabašuriti elhallgat merahasiakan banna annullare 禁止する (정보 공개 등을) 금지하다 nuslėpti aizliegt (publicēt); noklusēt (faktus) menyekat achterhouden skjule, holde tilbake, fortie zakazać, wstrzymać توقیف کول suprimir a suprima; a interzice умалчивать zakázať prepovedati potisnuti hemlighålla, förtiga ระงับ örtbas etmek 查禁(書刊)隱瞞 забороняти; вилучати з продажу اشاعت روک دینا đình bản, tịch thâu 查禁(书刊)隐瞒
supˈpression (-ʃən) noun onderdrukking قَمْع، كَبْت، إخْفاء потискане supressão potlačení, zákaz die Unterdrückung undertrykkelse; tilbageholdelse συγκάλυψη, απόκρυψη supresión; represión; prohibición mahasurumine سركوبي nujertaminen suppression, interdiction דיכוי दमन, उन्नमूलन ugušenje, zabrana elnyomás, elfojtás; elhallgatás penghentian niðurbæling; bann soppressione; repressione 鎮圧 억압 numalšinimas, nuslopinimas, nuslėpimas apspiešana; noklusēšana tindakan menumpaskan onderdrukking undertrykkelse; fortielse, utelatelse stłumienie, powstrzymanie وهل، ماتی، سرکوبی supressão reprimare, suprimare; interzicere подавление; сдерживание; замалчивание potlačenie; zákaz ukinitev potiskivanje undertryckande การปราบปราม baskı, tutma 查禁,平定 придушення; заборона بندش، دباؤ sự đàn áp, sự nén lại 查禁,平定
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