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.