suppress

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /səˈprɛs/

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• Hyphenation: sup‧press

Verb

Plain form suppress

Third-person singular suppresses

Past tense suppressed

Past participle suppressed

Present participle suppressing

1. (transitive) If something is suppressed, it is eliminated, stopped, or held back.

   The police suppressed the protesters outside.

   The opposition in the government were suppressed.

   Warm honey and water are said to suppress coughing.

   I struggled to suppress my smile.

2. (transitive) If something is suppressed, recognition of it is denied.

   The findings of the study were suppressed by the government.

Related words

• suppression
• suppressor