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# suppress

verb (suppress, suppresses, suppressed, suppressing)

«suppress» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stop yourself from showing a feeling or doing something, like suppressing a laugh, yawn or sneeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#m1)
2. To stop something by force, like a rebellion or a protest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#m2)
3. To keep information secret so people cannot know it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#m3)
4. To stop something from growing or working, like a fire or an illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories characters «suppress a giggle» or «suppress a smile» when they must stay serious. In history lessons rulers suppressed protests and rebellions. In science and health, medicine can suppress a cough or a virus; firefighters suppress fires. Phrases: «suppress a laugh», «suppress a yawn», «suppress the truth», «suppress a rebellion».

### Examples

- I tried to suppress a giggle during assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x1)
- She suppressed a yawn in the long lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x2)
- The king's army suppressed the rebellion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x3)
- The medicine helps suppress a cough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x4)
- (formal) They suppressed the report so nobody could read it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x5)
- Firefighters worked all night to suppress the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x6)
- He couldn't suppress his excitement any longer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double «p» and double «s»: suppress. Noun: «suppression». Not the same as «oppress» (to treat people cruelly and unfairly) or «repress» (to hold back strongly, often feelings).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «suppress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suppress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suppress.html) on Mova free.