What does suppress mean?

Definitions for suppress
səˈprɛssup·press

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb

    to put down by force or authority

    "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

  2. oppress, suppress, crushverb

    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

    "The government oppresses political activists"

  3. inhibit, bottle up, suppressverb

    control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

  4. suppress, repressverb

    put out of one's consciousness

  5. suppressverb

    reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

    "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

Wiktionary

  1. suppressverb

    To hold in place, to keep low, to prevent publication.

    The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.

  2. suppressverb

    To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.

  3. Etymology: From suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimo, from sub + premo.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To SUPPRESSverb

    Etymology: supprimo, suppressus, Lat. supprimer, Fr.

    Glo’ster would have armour out of the Tower,
    To crown himself king and suppress the prince. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. John Davies, on Ireland.

    Sir William Herbert, with a well armed and ordered company, set sharply upon them; and oppressing some of the forwardest of them by death, suppressed the residue by fear. John Hayward.

    Things not reveal’d, which th’ invisible King,
    Only omniscient, hath suppress’d in night. John Milton.

    Still she suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense; and, in the very close of her speech, she indirectly mentions it. , Notes on the Odyssey.

    Well did’st thou, Richard, to suppress thy voice;
    For had the passions of thy heart burst out,
    I fear we should have seen decypher’d there
    More ranc’rous spight, more furious raging broils. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. suppress

    Suppress generally means to prevent or inhibit something from happening, developing, or being expressed. This could involve controlling, restraining, or curbing an action, emotion, or physical response. It may also refer to the act of forcibly putting an end to something, such as a protest or rebellion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suppressverb

    to overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell

  2. Suppressverb

    to keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile

  3. Suppressverb

    to retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth

  4. Suppressverb

    to stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Suppress

    sup-pres′, v.t. to crush, put down: to keep in: to retain or conceal: to stop, restrain.—adv. Suppress′edly.—ns. Suppress′er, Suppress′or.—adj. Suppress′ible.—ns. Suppres′sion, act of suppressing: stoppage: concealment; Suppres′sionist, one who supports suppression.—adj. Suppress′ive, tending to suppress: subduing. [L. supprimĕre, suppressumsub, under, premĕre, to press.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. suppress

    To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell; to destroy; as, the troops suppressed the rebellion.

British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suppress' in Verbs Frequency: #907

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of suppress in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of suppress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of suppress in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    Instead of looking at the election results from 2020 and saying they need new ideas or better ideas to win more votes, The President and The President supporters have decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections, it's wrong, it's undemocratic and, frankly, it's un-American.

  2. Josh Hawley:

    Under your tenure, you have transformed the Department of Homeland Security into an engine to suppress the freedom of speech.

  3. The Nagorno-Karabakh military:

    The enemy continued aggressive military action, using rocket artillery and armored vehicles, the army is taking necessary measures to suppress the enemy's aggressive attack offensive.

  4. Election Day.Read MoreELECTION:

    It very well could have started in a good place -- making sure that voters have confidence in using the mail for voting -- but I do think when we see the pattern of voter suppression coming out of the President in his use of the Post Office to try to suppress voters, I do think it's suspect.

  5. Zhao Lijian:

    China is firmly opposed to this, ‘Forced labor’ is the biggest lie of the century, made by persons and agencies in some Western countries including the United States, with an aim to restrict and suppress the relevant Chinese authorities and companies, and contain China's development.

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