Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist party.
2.
to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
3.
to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
4.
to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
5.
EXPANDto stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
6.
to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
7.
COLLAPSEElectricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English suppressen < Latin suppressus (past participle of supprimere to press down), equivalent to sup- sup- + pressus (see press1)
1375–1425; late Middle English suppressen < Latin suppressus (past participle of supprimere to press down), equivalent to sup- sup- + pressus (see press1)
Related forms
sup·press·i·ble, adjective
sup·pres·sive, adjective
sup·pres·sive·ly, adverb
sup·pres·sor, sup·press·er, noun
EXPANDnon·sup·pressed, adjective
non·sup·pres·sive, adjective
non·sup·pres·sive·ly, adverb
non·sup·pres·sive·ness, noun
pre·sup·press, verb (used with object)
qua·si-sup·pressed, adjective
re·sup·press, verb (used with object)
self-sup·press·ing, adjective
self-sup·pres·sive, adjective
un·sup·pressed, adjective
un·sup·press·i·ble, adjective
un·sup·pres·sive, adjective
well-sup·pressed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Suppressed
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- Science has far too much potential to serve the human community for it to be suppressed.
- Cantor was personally and professionally attacked, his papers suppressed.
- Its effects are far too suppressed relative to anything perceptible on a human scale.
WordNet
| suppressed | |
adjective | |
| 1. | kept from public knowledge by various means; [ant: publicised] |
| 2. | manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press" |
| 3. | held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" [syn: smothered] |
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