Dictionary

suppress en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /səˈpɹɛs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈpɹes/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimō (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + premō (“press”).

Meanings

1. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
   • Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
2. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
   • I struggled to suppress my smile.
3. To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
   • He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
4. To prevent publication.
   • The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
5. To stop a flow or stream.
   • The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
   • Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
6. (US) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
7. To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
8. To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
9. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

Forms

Deriveds

cosuppress · desuppress · suppressant · suppressor · suppressory · unsuppress · immunosuppress · suppressive · resuppress · suppression · suppressible · suppressogenic · suppressable · myelosuppress

Synonyms

dampen · quench · hold back · stifle · check · stay · curtail · throttle · stem · stifle · smother · bury · curb · hamshackle · quell · straiten · curtail · underbring · abolish · withstrain · inhibit · catch · choke back · limit · shackle · subdue · stanch · govern · guard · hold down · quash · eliminate · squash · stop · chasten · behedge · clamp off · dam · restrain · suppress · withhold · clamp down · vanquish · repress · contain · restrict · bury · bind · cork

Translations (89)

hu elfojt (to restrain an expression) · pt suprimir (to put an end to) · tr susturmak (to prevent publication) · bg потискам (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · tr önlemek (to restrain an expression) · hu elhallgat (to prevent publication) · pt abafar (to restrain an expression) · bg сдържам (to restrain an expression) · pt suprimir ((obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low) · eo subpremi (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · bg потискам (to put an end to) · tr bastırmak ((obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low) · fi tukahduttaa (to restrain an expression) · eo sin deteni (to restrain an expression) · tr bastırmak (to stop a flow or stream) · mi tātāwhi (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · de unterdrücken (to put an end to) · fi tyrehdyttää (to stop a flow or stream) · ru подавля́ть (to put an end to) · hu visszaszorít (to stop a flow or stream) · fi vaimentaa (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · hu betilt (to prevent publication) · fi tukahduttaa (to put an end to) · tr durdurmak (to stop a flow or stream) · tr önlemek (legal: to forbid the use of evidence) · hu elhallgattat (to prevent publication) · lt užgniaužti (to put an end to) · ru подави́ть (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · hu visszafojt (to restrain an expression) · tr engellemek (legal: to forbid the use of evidence) · hu elfojt (to put an end to) · hu kiszűr (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · mi whakakōmau (to put an end to) · ru подавля́ть (to stop a flow or stream) · uk пригнічувати (to put an end to) · fi tukahduttaa (to stop a flow or stream) · hu elnyom (to restrain an expression) · ga coisc (to stop a flow or stream) · ru подавля́ть (to restrain an expression) · hu lever (to put an end to) · hu megszüntet (to stop a flow or stream) · nb slå ned (to put an end to) · mi whakatōngā (to restrain an expression) · uk забороняти (to put an end to) · mi tāwhi (to restrain an expression) · mi koromaki (to restrain an expression) · mi whakakōmau (to restrain an expression) · hu megfékez (to stop a flow or stream) · hu lefojt (to stop a flow or stream) · hu elfojt (to stop a flow or stream) · hu visszatart (to prevent publication) · bg потискам (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · ru подави́ть (to stop a flow or stream) · hu magába fojt (to restrain an expression) · ru подави́ть (to prevent publication) · pt suprimir (to restrain an expression) · hy ճնշել (to put an end to) · hu leplez (to restrain an expression) · nb undertrykke (to put an end to) · cmn 抑制 (to put an end to) · cmn 鎮壓 /镇压 (to put an end to) · hu elnyom (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · hu elfojt (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · ru подавля́ть (to prevent publication) · fi tukahduttaa (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · mi tātāwhi (to restrain an expression) · fi salata (to prevent publication) · tr bastırmak (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · la supprimo (to put an end to) · eo deteni (to restrain an expression) · tr bastırmak (to restrain an expression) · mi tāwhi (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · ga coisc (to restrain an expression) · hu megállít (to stop a flow or stream) · tr durdurmak (to put an end to) · fi sammuttaa (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · ru подавля́ть (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind) · tr engellemek (to restrain an expression) · ru подави́ть (to restrain an expression) · mi āpuru (to put an end to) · tr zapt etmek ((obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low) · ru подави́ть (to put an end to) · tr bastırmak (to put an end to) · hu kiolt (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies) · de unterdrücken (to restrain an expression) · hu eltipor (to put an end to) · es suprimir (to put an end to) · tr önlemek (to stop a flow or stream) · hu eltussol (to prevent publication)