suppress
verb /səˈpres/
/səˈpres/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they suppress | /səˈpres/ /səˈpres/ |
| he / she / it suppresses | /səˈpresɪz/ /səˈpresɪz/ |
| past simple suppressed | /səˈprest/ /səˈprest/ |
| past participle suppressed | /səˈprest/ /səˈprest/ |
| -ing form suppressing | /səˈpresɪŋ/ /səˈpresɪŋ/ |
- suppress something (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 synonym quash
- The rebellion was brutally suppressed.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- They often use violence to suppress opposition.
- The government sought to suppress a growing armed separatist movement.
- The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.
- The strike was violently suppressed by the army.
- Trade union rights were suppressed and casual work became the norm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brutally
- ruthlessly
- violently
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to suppress something
- suppress something (usually disapproving) to prevent something from being published or made known
- The police were accused of suppressing vital evidence.
- This information had been deliberately suppressed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- effectively
- deliberately
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to suppress something
- suppress something to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion
- to suppress a smile
- She was unable to suppress her anger.
- He had suppressed the painful memories of his childhood.
- He could hardly suppress his surprise.
- Her face was charged with barely suppressed anger.
- She was unable to suppress a giggle.
- The disloyal thought was instantly suppressed.
- He couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- hardly
- instantly
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- try to
- …
- suppress something to prevent something from growing, developing or continuing
- drugs that suppress the appetite
Extra Examples- A 5 cm layer will suppress weed growth.
- Transplant patients take drugs which suppress the immune system.
- The medication effectively suppressed the pain.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin suppress- ‘pressed down’, from the verb supprimere, from sub- ‘down’ + premere ‘to press’.