suppress
🇺🇸
/səˈpres/
🇬🇧
/səˈpres/
verb
C1
to stop something by force, especially a group or activity that challenges authority
The government used force to suppress the protest.
C1
to keep information from being shared or known
The company tried to suppress the bad news about the product.
C1
to hold back or control a feeling or emotion
She had to suppress her anger during the meeting.
C1
to prevent something from growing or continuing
This medicine helps suppress coughing.
translation
to stop something by force, especially a group or activity that challenges authority; to keep information from being shared or known; to hold back or control a feeling or emotion; to prevent something from growing or continuing
Word Forms
3rd Present
suppresses
Past
suppressed
Perfect
suppressed
Progressive
suppressing