How do you pronounce suppress?

suppress is pronounced as /səˈprɛs/.

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🚫suppress

verb

/səˈprɛs/

supposititious suppressible

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Meaning

to forcibly put an end to something; to restrain or hold back an action, feeling, or development

To forcibly put an end to; to restrain or subdue.

Example Sentences

The government tried to suppress the protest.

Authorities must suppress criminal activities in campuses.

Example Expressions

suppress a smile

Synonyms

restrain, stifle, subdue, curb, repress, quash, crush, stop, inhibit

Entry 1

restrain, stifle, subdue, curb, repress

Entry 2

restrain, subdue, quash, crush, stop, inhibit

Antonyms

encourage, express, release, promote, support, foster, allow, permit

Entry 1

encourage, express, release

Entry 2

encourage, promote, support, foster, allow, permit

Collocations

suppress a rebellion, suppress emotions, suppress evidence, suppress a smile

More Example Sentences

I have realized that suppressing your feelings can be even more harmful in the long run.

Related Vocabularies

proclaim

to announce something publicly or officially, especially something important

bring

to carry or take something to a place; to cause something to happen

occupy

to take up space or time; to live or work in a place

sheathe

to put a sword or knife back into its cover

delineate

Describe or portray something precisely.

exonerate

To clear someone from blame or accusation.

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