suppress
to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
Genetics. to keep (a gene) from being expressed: Let's say that future genetic engineers discover a gene for suicidal depression, and learn how to suppress the gene or adjust it.
Electricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.
Origin of suppress
1Other words from suppress
- sup·press·i·ble, adjective
- sup·pres·sive, adjective
- sup·pres·sive·ly, adverb
- sup·pres·sor, sup·press·er, noun
- non·sup·pres·sive, adjective
- non·sup·pres·sive·ly, adverb
- non·sup·pres·sive·ness, noun
- pre·sup·press, verb (used with object)
- re·sup·press, verb (used with object)
- self-sup·press·ing, adjective
- self-sup·pres·sive, adjective
- un·sup·press·i·ble, adjective
- un·sup·pres·sive, adjective
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How to use suppress in a sentence
Ironic, since it was originally meant to suppress sugar lust.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut not even the threat of death can suppress the urge to live vicariously through Jack Dawson and James Bond.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom | Lizzie Crocker | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, according to some research, higher insulin levels have been shown to suppress fat metabolism by up to 22 percent.
The AG and his allies have claimed that voter ID laws suppress black votes.
In the 21st century, however, we suppress the magic of it and succumb to the fear of it.
Twin Disasters Turn 2014 Into the Year of Flying Dangerously | Clive Irving | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I do not know how things are in America but in England there has been a ridiculous attempt to suppress Bolshevik propaganda.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsA cry I was quite unable to suppress escaped me, and the creature turned on the instant and stared at me with baleful eyes.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI cannot suppress the sharp reply that springs to my lips: "The low servant girl is as good as you."
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanI could die now, but they would suppress my explanation, and the People thus remain ignorant of my aim and purpose.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkmansuppress with a single blow all the poetry in verse, or else speak with esteem of those who possess the secrets.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for suppress
/ (səˈprɛs) /
to put an end to; prohibit
to hold in check; restrain: I was obliged to suppress a smile
to withhold from circulation or publication: to suppress seditious pamphlets
to stop the activities of; crush: to suppress a rebellion
electronics
to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit
to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
psychiatry
to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires): Compare repress (def. 3)
Origin of suppress
1Derived forms of suppress
- suppresser, noun
- suppressible, adjective
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