to suppress
176
4.8
- verb
- /səˈprɛs/
:
reprimir
- In Syria, the Alawite-dominated Assad regime is struggling to suppress predominantly Sunni opposition forces.
- suppress dissent
- suppress the opposition
- brutally suppress
But this rebellion was also suppressed by October for the time being.
- But this rebellion was also suppressed by October for the time being.
- Instead, the letter was suppressed and the camp fortified.
- I found out last night from Twitter staff that you suppressed my account for this tweet.
- And one faction will gain the upper hand and suppress another faction.
- But the problem is that suppressing that voice only makes it stronger.
- But the solution is not to to suppress it, but to let it fully flower.
- So if you if you suppress speech, then you make violence necessary.
- And and then the FBI would be consulting to suppress the news.
- Alcohol, by the way, turns out to have been the thing that suppresses reproduction.
- And there's too much incentive to suppress these types of conversations.
- It's in our DNA and these churches want to suppress that.
Examples
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The government will suppress strikes and sabotage without mercy.
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So they funded their own army to suppress the rebellion.
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I want a cop to come in there and suppress the crime at the time.
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But at some point, you can't suppress it forever.
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Societies that try to suppress dissent die.
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And one faction will gain the upper hand and suppress another faction.
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Each time, their rebellions are suppressed.
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The authorities decided to suppress the protests to maintain public order.
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The company tried to suppress any rumors about the layoffs.
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In an effort to restore peace, the military was ordered to suppress the uprising.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something end and not continue
∞
2.3
Stop something from happening or someone from doing it
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
386
4.7
To defeat completely, often by force, ending a group or idea
299
3.3
To officially say that something is not allowed by law
206
2.4
To stop moving or make something stop moving
87
7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
72
4.6
Keep strong feelings under control so you do not act on them
62
3.0
To end something so it no longer happens
49
5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
37
5.5
To bring a person or thing under control, often by force
35
7.7
To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble
30
5.4
Stop or make something less likely to happen
16
3.9
To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule
13
4.2
To stop something completely using strong action
12
6.1
Stop a process or action from happening
11
7.8
Completely stop protests or criticism
9
6.4
To stop something from continuing or becoming known
8
7.9
To stop something from happening or make it impossible
8
8.1
Forcefully stop something like a protest or rumor
6
6.4
To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow
4
9.4
To stop someone or something by an official order
1
3.6
End something completely so it does not continue
Stop something by using force or strict rules
To stop a meeting or discussion
Antonyms
How Strong
85
6.6
386
4.7
176
4.8
310
1.0
104
3.7
73
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suppress comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and press 'to push', so it originally meant to 'press down' on something. That's why to suppress a protest is to stop it by force, like pressing it down.