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suppress

Letters that make suppress

s, e, p, r, u are letters that make 'suppress'

Words within suppress

RES, re, PR, sup, SS, up, press, Re, Es, Pr are words within 'suppress'

suppress is an 8 letter word starting with s
suppress is an 8 letter word ending with s

5 possible definitions for 'suppress'

Suppress as "to put down by force or authority"

Under this definition, suppress is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stamp down, inhibit, conquer, subdue, curb have the same meaning as 'suppress'

suppress as a type

'suppress' can be a type of hold in, contain, control, check, hold, moderate, curb.

Types of suppress

stifle, silence, hush, smother, blink away, choke off, choke down, choke back, quieten, shut up, hush up, burke, quell, dampen, blink, stifle, squelch, silence, quench, still, muffle, strangle, repress, wink are types of 'suppress'.

Derivatives of suppress

suppression, suppresser, inhibition, stifling, curtailment, conqueror, vanquisher, subduer, overcomer, surmounter, suppressor, crushing, suppressive, conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation, prohibition, forbiddance, quelling are derivatives of 'suppress'.

Example of suppress used within this context

"suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering", "conquer one's desires"

Suppress as "reduce the incidence or severity of or stop"

Under this definition, suppress is a verb and has the following properties:

suppress as a type

'suppress' can be a type of minify, lessen, decrease.

Example of suppress used within this context

"suppress a yawn", "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

Suppress as "put out of one's consciousness"

Under this definition, suppress is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

repress has the same meaning as suppress

suppress as a type

'suppress' can be a type of forget, bury.

Types of suppress

swallow is a type of suppress.

suppress as a category

'suppress' can be a category of psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine.

Derivatives of suppress

inhibition, suppression are derivatives of 'suppress'.

Suppress as "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority"

Under this definition, suppress is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oppress, crush have the same meaning as 'suppress'

Types of suppress

subdue, reduce, keep down, repress, quash, subjugate are types of 'suppress'.

Derivatives of suppress

suppression, tyrannical, stifling, oppressor, suppresser, suppressor, crushing, oppressive, tyrannous, suppressive, subjugation, oppression, quelling are derivatives of 'suppress'.

Suppress as "control and refrain from showing, of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior"

Under this definition, suppress is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inhibit, bottle up have the same meaning as 'suppress'

suppress as a type

'suppress' can be a type of restrain, keep, hold back, keep back.

Types of suppress

quench, restrain, keep, hold back, choke, keep back are types of 'suppress'.

Derivatives of suppress

suppression, curtailment are derivatives of 'suppress'.