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suppress

Verbs

• (v) to put down by force or authority
  • suppress a nascent uprising
  • stamp down on littering
  • conquer one's desires
  conquer, inhibit, stamp down, curb, subdue,
• (v) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  • The government oppresses political activists
  crush, oppress,
• (v) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior bottle up, inhibit,
• (v) put out of one's consciousness repress,
• (v) reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
  • suppress a yawn
  • this drug can suppress the hemorrhage

Synonyms

conquer inhibit stamp down curb subdue crush oppress bottle up repress

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