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suppress in WordNet English dictionary
verb- control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
inhibit bottle up suppress
- 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
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
"The government oppresses political activists"
oppress suppress crush
- put out of one's consciousness
suppress repress
- reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
"suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
suppress
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