verb [VN]
1 (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.) to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that is believed to threaten authority:
The rebellion was brutally suppressed.
2 (usually disapproving) to prevent sth from being published or made known:
The police were accused of suppressing vital evidence.
3 to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion:
to suppress a smile / yawn / shiver * She was unable to suppress her anger. * He had suppressed the painful memories of his childhood.
4 to prevent sth from growing, developing or continuing:
drugs that suppress the appetite
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for suppress is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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