VERB | change | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | to put down by force or authority |
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social | suppress, oppress, crush | come down on or keep down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of one's authority | |
social | suppress, inhibit, bottle up | control and refrain from showing | |
cognition | suppress, repress | put out of one's consciousness | |
change | suppress | reduce the incidence or severity of or stop |
Sounds | sahpreh's | |
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Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... |
Meaning | To put down by force or authority. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "suppress a nascent uprising" | |
Synonyms | stamp down, subdue, conquer | |
Narrower | burke | Get rid of, silence, or suppress |
choke off, choke down, choke back | Suppress | |
hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk | |
quench | (electronics) suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device | |
silence | Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure | |
squelch, quell, quench | Suppress or crush completely | |
Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of |
Spanish | conquistar, contener, dominar, inhibir, reprimir | |
Catalan | conquistar, contenir, dominar, reprimir | |
Adjectives | suppressive | tending to suppress |
Nouns | suppresser | an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents |
suppression | the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation | |
suppression | forceful prevention | |
suppressor, suppresser | someone who suppresses |
Meaning | come down on or keep down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of one's authority. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | oppress, crush | |
Narrower | repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce | Put down by force or intimidation |
Spanish | abrumar, oprimir, reprimir | |
Catalan | aclaparar, afeixugar, esclafar, fer callar, oprimir, reprimir | |
Adjectives | suppressive | tending to suppress |
Nouns | suppresser | someone who suppresses |
suppression | forceful prevention |
Meaning | Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | inhibit, bottle up | |
Narrower | choke | check or slow down the action or effect of |
smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress | conceal or hide | |
stifle, dampen | smother or suppress | |
Spanish | refrenar, reprimir, suprimir | |
Catalan | refrenar, reprimir |
Meaning | put out of one's consciousness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonym | repress | |
Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
Broader | forget, bury | dismiss from the mind |
Spanish | reprimir | |
Catalan | reprimir, suprimir | |
Nouns | suppression | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires / desires |
Meaning | Reduce the incidence or severity of or stop. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | decrease, lessen, minify | make smaller |
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