suppressiveadj.

Brit.

/səˈprɛsɪv/, U.S.

/səˈprɛsɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin suppress- , supprimere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin suppress-, past participial stem of supprimere suppress v. + -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French suppressif that stops the flow of blood from a wound (1558), that suppresses (1793).

1. Having the quality or effect of suppressing something; that suppresses (in various senses of the verb).In quot. 1791: in favour of suppression.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive

repressivec1425

suppressive1662

repressory1863

repressionary1885

repressful1893

repressionist1906

1662 S. Fisher Bishop busied beside Businesse i. 42 The alteration of any suppressive Lawes for the sake of a few Dissenters.

1747 Conduct of Regents of Republic United Provinces p. iii They will be effectually secured against the suppressive Arts of those Traitors who still swarm amongst us.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 244 Johnson..whether one should advise a man not to publish a work, if profit be his object... I should scruple much to give a suppressive vote.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 184 The miasm it [sc. typhus] generates, though more suppressive or exhaustive of sensorial energy, is less volatile than that of marsh-lands.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. xxxv. 529 The use of strong suppressive measures to keep down the unruly tendencies of uncontrolled fanatics.

1885 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliv. (1892) ii. 25 Nor was it even possible for any single family to emerge amidst such altogether suppressive surroundings.

1952 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 79 (title) Suppressive action of HN2 on antigen-antibody provocation.

1962 S. E. Finer Man on Horseback xi. 195 Their régimes are suppressive, not totalitarian.

2003 M. Dillon Handbk. Sociol. of Relig. i. 6 Marx's..popularized idea of religion as an alienating and suppressive force.

2. In Scientology: designating a person who impedes, resists, or seeks to undermine the aims, beliefs, or practices of the Scientology movement; frequently in suppressive person (abbreviated SP). Also occasionally of behaviour, an action, etc.

ΚΠ

1965 L. R. Hubbard Scientol. Abridged Dict. 26 A person ‘roller coasters’, i.e., gets better, then worse, etc., only when connected to a Suppressive Person or Group.

1975 R. Wallis Sectarianism vi. 97 Handling was never clearly defined, but appeared to mean reforming the suppressive individual concerned.

1987 H. Whitehead Renunciation & Reformulation vii. 222 Anyone within Scientology who found himself declared suppressive would consider his situation against the backdrop of these..allegations.

1995 Daily Tel. 10 Mar. 8/7 Miss Wilson agreed that the sect regarded people who did or said anything against the Church as ‘suppressive persons’ who had committed ‘suppressive acts’.

2011 New Yorker 21 Feb. 98/3 In August, 2006, a notice was posted at the Celebrity Centre declaring Rennard's parents Suppressive Persons.

Compounds

suppressive fire n. Military weapon fire used as a defensive measure, intended to prevent an enemy force from moving, shooting, etc., while one's own troops are engaged in an operation.

ΚΠ

1952 N.Y. Times 24 May 1952 2/5 Destroyer U.S.S. Stickell, with Bremerton, assisted with suppressive fire and bombardment.

1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 26 May 18 Attack planes from the Coral Sea also joined two U.S. destroyers in laying down a rain of suppressive fire on suspected Cambodian positions.

1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage (1992) xxi. 271 I dashed across the clearing, hoping fervently as I did that some friend would take the trouble to cover me with suppressive fire.

2010 A. Shaffer Operation Dark Heart vii. 75 Two squads had been set up on and around the key compass points of the ridge to provide security and, if necessary, suppressive fire.

Derivatives

suˈppressively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > [adverb] > in manner suppressing the emotions

smotheredly1656

suppressively1931

1833 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 20 June His enmity to that nation..acted suppressively to ours.

1931 G. B. Shaw Compl. Plays 177/1 (stage direct.) Dolly catches her lips suppressively with her finger tips [1898 lips with her finger tips, suppressing a little splutter of mirth].

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 June 17 Empires..suppressively occupied the territories of other peoples. The British Empire was no exception.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	suppressive
释义	suppressiveadj. Brit. /səˈprɛsɪv/, U.S. /səˈprɛsɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin suppress- , supprimere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin suppress-, past participial stem of supprimere suppress v. + -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French suppressif that stops the flow of blood from a wound (1558), that suppresses (1793). 1. Having the quality or effect of suppressing something; that suppresses (in various senses of the verb).In quot. 1791: in favour of suppression. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive repressivec1425 suppressive1662 repressory1863 repressionary1885 repressful1893 repressionist1906 1662 S. Fisher Bishop busied beside Businesse i. 42 The alteration of any suppressive Lawes for the sake of a few Dissenters. 1747 Conduct of Regents of Republic United Provinces p. iii They will be effectually secured against the suppressive Arts of those Traitors who still swarm amongst us. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 244 Johnson..whether one should advise a man not to publish a work, if profit be his object... I should scruple much to give a suppressive vote. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 184 The miasm it [sc. typhus] generates, though more suppressive or exhaustive of sensorial energy, is less volatile than that of marsh-lands. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. xxxv. 529 The use of strong suppressive measures to keep down the unruly tendencies of uncontrolled fanatics. 1885 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliv. (1892) ii. 25 Nor was it even possible for any single family to emerge amidst such altogether suppressive surroundings. 1952 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 79 (title) Suppressive action of HN2 on antigen-antibody provocation. 1962 S. E. Finer Man on Horseback xi. 195 Their régimes are suppressive, not totalitarian. 2003 M. Dillon Handbk. Sociol. of Relig. i. 6 Marx's..popularized idea of religion as an alienating and suppressive force. 2. In Scientology: designating a person who impedes, resists, or seeks to undermine the aims, beliefs, or practices of the Scientology movement; frequently in suppressive person (abbreviated SP). Also occasionally of behaviour, an action, etc. ΚΠ 1965 L. R. Hubbard Scientol. Abridged Dict. 26 A person ‘roller coasters’, i.e., gets better, then worse, etc., only when connected to a Suppressive Person or Group. 1975 R. Wallis Sectarianism vi. 97 Handling was never clearly defined, but appeared to mean reforming the suppressive individual concerned. 1987 H. Whitehead Renunciation & Reformulation vii. 222 Anyone within Scientology who found himself declared suppressive would consider his situation against the backdrop of these..allegations. 1995 Daily Tel. 10 Mar. 8/7 Miss Wilson agreed that the sect regarded people who did or said anything against the Church as ‘suppressive persons’ who had committed ‘suppressive acts’. 2011 New Yorker 21 Feb. 98/3 In August, 2006, a notice was posted at the Celebrity Centre declaring Rennard's parents Suppressive Persons. Compounds suppressive fire n. Military weapon fire used as a defensive measure, intended to prevent an enemy force from moving, shooting, etc., while one's own troops are engaged in an operation. ΚΠ 1952 N.Y. Times 24 May 1952 2/5 Destroyer U.S.S. Stickell, with Bremerton, assisted with suppressive fire and bombardment. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 26 May 18 Attack planes from the Coral Sea also joined two U.S. destroyers in laying down a rain of suppressive fire on suspected Cambodian positions. 1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage (1992) xxi. 271 I dashed across the clearing, hoping fervently as I did that some friend would take the trouble to cover me with suppressive fire. 2010 A. Shaffer Operation Dark Heart vii. 75 Two squads had been set up on and around the key compass points of the ridge to provide security and, if necessary, suppressive fire. Derivatives suˈppressively adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > [adverb] > in manner suppressing the emotions smotheredly1656 suppressively1931 1833 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 20 June His enmity to that nation..acted suppressively to ours. 1931 G. B. Shaw Compl. Plays 177/1 (stage direct.) Dolly catches her lips suppressively with her finger tips [1898 lips with her finger tips, suppressing a little splutter of mirth]. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 June 17 Empires..suppressively occupied the territories of other peoples. The British Empire was no exception. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1662
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