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suppress

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suppress in WordNet English dictionary

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