suppress
(verb)
verb
1. bring under control by force or authority
- suppress a nascent uprising
Similar word(s): conquer, subdue
Definition categories: change, check, contain, control, curb, hold, moderate
2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Similar word(s): crush, oppress
Definition categories: social
3. consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- suppress a smile
Similar word(s): inhibit
Definition categories: social
4. put out of one's consciousness
Similar word(s): repress
Definition categories: cognition, bury, forget
5. lessen to the point of stopping
- suppress a yawn
- this drug can suppress the hemorrhage
Definition categories: change, decrease, lessen, minify
Sentences with suppress as a verb:
- Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
- I struggled to suppress my smile.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.