suppress

suppress: suppress 1 *crush, quell, extinguish, quench, quash

Analogous words: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer: *abolish, annihilate: *destroy: *ruin, wreck

2 Suppress, repress both mean to hold back by the use of more or less force someone or something that seeks an outlet (as by expression or activity).

Suppress carries a strong implication of putting down or keeping back completely. It usually implies the exercise of great or oppressive power or even of violence. It often is a synonym of such words as overpower, crush, abolish, destroy, eliminate, or stifle, but in each case it tends strongly to suggest the prompt use of effective methods

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suppress an insurrection
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ungovernable passions . . . suppressed by the very same means which keep the rest of us in order— Conrad
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the bishop was purple with suppressed wrath— Sherman
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a regime of terror designed to brutally suppress . . . freedom, culture and national life— Shirer
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Repress, on the other hand, implies little more than a checking or restraining sometimes by an external force, sometimes by the power of the will or mind. It often suggests that the thing so held back may break out again or in a different way and so comes close to inhibit, bridle, or curb

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repressed his curiosity
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repressed her desire to weep
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his breathing was a little quickened; but he repressed all other signs of agitation— Dickens
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money and religion: yes, those are the two repressed subjects in the modern novel upon which furtively we open the door— Pritchett
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it is necessary to repress a natural scorn of the master of the glad hand and the soft soap— H. A. Burton
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as she passed the elm tree ... a thrill of recollected fear would run through her; but she repressed the temptation to talk about it— Mary Fitt
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In psychology suppress is commonly used with reference to desires, instincts, and emotions which are consciously and forcibly inhibited by the mind from seeking expression or overt activity; repress usually suggests an unconscious or subconscious process by which a desire or an impulse that is regarded as unacceptable because of one's religious, moral, or social training is inhibited by a refusal to recognize it or to permit consideration of it and so is left to operate in the unconscious.

Analogous words: *arrest, check, interrupt: extinguish, *abolish, annihilate: *forbid, prohibit, ban: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer

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Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down, destroy, overwhelm / Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check, keep in / Conceal, keep secret, retain, strangle, stifle, keep down, keep out of sight, keep secret, restrain from disclosure, hush up / Stop, restrain, check, obstruct, arrest

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suppress — sup·press /sə pres/ vt 1: to put down by authority or force 2 a: to keep secret b: to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a: to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial suppress narcotics found in violation of the… … Law dictionary
Suppress — Sup*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See {Sub }, and {Press}.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suppress — sup‧press [səˈpres] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent something from developing or making progress: • The recession is suppressing demand for our products. • Tax increases simply made inflation worse by suppressing economic growth. • We feel the… … Financial and business terms
suppress — [sə pres′] vt. [ME suppressen < L suppressus, pp. of supprimere, to press under, suppress < sub ,SUB + premere, to PRESS1] 1. a) to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush b) to abolish by authority 2. to kee … English World dictionary
suppress — late 14c., to put down by force or authority, from L. suppressus, pp. of supprimere press down, stop, check, stifle, from sub down, under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + premere push against (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
suppress — [v] restrain, hold in check abolish, annihilate, beat down, bottle, bring to naught, burke, censor, check, clamp, conceal, conquer, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, extinguish, hold back, hold down, hold in, interrupt, keep … New thesaurus
suppress — ► VERB 1) forcibly put an end to. 2) prevent from being expressed or published. 3) Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory). DERIVATIVES suppression noun suppressive adjective suppressor noun … English terms dictionary
suppress — verb 1 stop sth by using force ADVERB ▪ brutally, ruthlessly, violently ▪ A pro democracy uprising was brutally suppressed. VERB + SUPPRESS ▪ attempt to, seek to … Collocations dictionary
suppress — 01. Religious services, long [suppressed] by the communist government, are now being tolerated. 02. The violent [suppression] of the demonstrations has drawn international criticism. 03. Dissidents say the attempts at [suppression] of their… … Grammatical examples in English
suppress */*/ — UK [səˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms suppress : present tense I/you/we/they suppress he/she/it suppresses present participle suppressing past tense suppressed past participle suppressed 1) to stop opposition or protest using military… … English dictionary

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