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English verb: suppress | |||
| 1. | suppress (change) to put down by force or authority | ||
| Samples | Suppress a nascent uprising. Stamp down on littering. Conquer one's desires. | ||
| Synonyms | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blink, blink away, burke, choke back, choke down, choke off, dampen, hush, hush up, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, shut up, silence, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, stifle, still, strangle, wink | ||
| 2. | suppress (social) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | ||
| Samples | The government oppresses political activists. | ||
| Synonyms | crush, oppress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate | ||
| 3. | suppress (social) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior | ||
| Synonyms | bottle up, inhibit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | choke, hold back, keep, keep back, quench, restrain | ||
| 4. | suppress (cognition) put out of one's consciousness | ||
| Synonyms | repress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bury, forget | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | swallow | ||
| Domain category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
| 5. | suppress (change) reduce the incidence or severity of or stop | ||
| Samples | Suppress a yawn. This drug can suppress the hemorrhage. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
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