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meaning 'able to be suppressed', is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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verb

1. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch. Idioms: put the lid on. See continue/stop/pause, win/lose/recovery.
2. To keep from being published or transmitted: ban, black out, censor, hush (up), stifle. Idioms: keepputa lid on. See show/hide.
3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle. Informal sit on (or upon). See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: restrain, hold in check
Antonyms: encourage, let go, release

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To stop something or someone; to prevent, prohibit, or subdue.

To suppress evidence is to keep it from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.

IN BRIEF: To put down by force or authority. Also: Put out of one's consciousness.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. — Robertson Davies (1913-1995)

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1. inducing suppression.
2. an agent that stops secretion, excretion or normal discharge.

n

An agent that retards or diminishes a physical or mental activity. Commonly used to describe a drug that inhibits coughing (cough suppressant).

For a list of words related to suppress, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - suppress: (vb) keep secret by failure to disclose, esp. evidence
• Secrecy and Concealment - suppress: (vb) keep hidden or withhold from the public

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Common misspelling(s) of suppress

• surpress
• supress

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afskaffe, undertrykke, inddrage, standse, sætte en stopper for, tilbageholde, udelade, fortrænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
de kop indrukken, onderdrukken, verbijten, achterhouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - supprimer, réprimer, refouler, contenir, dissimuler, taire

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterdrücken, abschaffen, verbieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταστέλλω, καταπνίγω, αποκρύπτω, (ψυχολ.) απωθώ (στο υποσυνείδητο)

Italiano (Italian)
reprimere, sopprimere, dissimulare, distruggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suprimir

Русский (Russian)
подавлять (восстание), сдерживать, запрещать, изымать из печати, продажи, утаивать (правду), остановить (кровотечение)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reprimir, sofocar, contener, ocultar, disimular, callar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undertrycka, kuva, slå ned, tysta (ned), dra in, förbjuda, hemlighålla, förtiga, hämma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镇压, 平定, 查禁, 压制, 废止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鎮壓, 平定, 查禁, 壓制, 廢止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 억압하다, 억제하다, 발표하지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 抑圧する, 抑える, 隠す, 発売を禁止する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقمع , يخمد , يطمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דיכא, הדביר, איפק, עצר, הדחיק, הסתיר‬

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