suppress

English

Etymology

Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimō (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + premō (“press”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈpɹɛs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛs
Hyphenation: sup‧press

Verb

suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
I struggled to suppress my smile.
(psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
To prevent publication.
The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
To stop a flow or stream.
The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
(US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
(electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
(military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
(obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

Derived terms

suppressable
suppression
suppressor

Translations

to put an end to

Bulgarian: потискам (bg) (potiskam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 抑制 (zh) (yìzhì), 鎮壓／镇压 (zh) (zhènyā)
Finnish: tukahduttaa (fi)
German: unterdrücken (de)
Latin: supprimo
Maori: āpuru, whakakōmau
Portuguese: suprimir (pt)
Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ)
Spanish: reprimar
Turkish: bastırmak (tr), durdurmak (tr)
Ukrainian: пригнічувати (pryhničuvaty), забороняти (zaboronjaty)

to restrain an expression

Bulgarian: сдържам (bg) (sdǎržam)
Esperanto: deteni, sin deteni
Finnish: tukahduttaa (fi)
German: unterdrücken (de)
Maori: tāwhi (of feelings), tātāwhi (of feelings), whakatōngā, whakakōmau, koromaki (refers to the emotions)
Portuguese: suprimir (pt), abafar (pt)
Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ)
Spanish: contener (es)
Turkish: bastırmak (tr), önlemek (tr), engellemek (tr)

psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind

Bulgarian: потискам (bg) (potiskam)
Esperanto: subpremi
Finnish: tukahduttaa (fi)
Maori: tāwhi (of feelings), tātāwhi (of feelings)
Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ)
Turkish: bastırmak (tr)

to prevent publication

Finnish: salata (fi)
Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ)
Spanish: ocultar (es)
Turkish: susturmak (tr)

to stop a flow or stream

Finnish: tyrehdyttää (fi), tukahduttaa (fi)
Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ)
Turkish: önlemek (tr), durdurmak (tr), bastırmak (tr)

legal: to forbid the use of evidence

Turkish: önlemek (tr), engellemek (tr)

electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies

Bulgarian: потискам (bg) (potiskam)
Finnish: vaimentaa (fi), sammuttaa (fi)

to hold in place, to keep low

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} قَمَعَ‎ (qamaʿa)
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 壓抑／压抑 (zh) (yāyì), ^{(please verify)} 抑制 (zh) (yìzhì)
Czech: ^{(please verify)} potlačit
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} onderdrukken (nl)
French: ^{(please verify)} contenir (fr), ^{(please verify)} réduire (fr), ^{(please verify)} supprimer (fr), ^{(please verify)} réprimer (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} unterdrücken (de)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} sopprimere (it)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 抑える (ja) (おさえる, osaeru)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 누르다 (ko) (nureuda), ^{(please verify)} 억압하다 (ko) (eogaphada)
Maori: ^{(please verify)} purupuru
Portuguese: suprimir (pt)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} suprimir (es)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} undertrycka (sv)
Turkish: bastırmak (tr), zapt etmek (tr)

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