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01. Religious services, long [suppressed] by the communist government, are now being tolerated.
02. The violent [suppression] of the demonstrations has drawn international criticism.
03. Dissidents say the attempts at [suppression] of their voices will only make them stronger.
04. The growth of cancerous cells can be [suppressed] using chemotherapy treatments.
05. Cigarettes seem to [suppress] our natural immunity somewhat.
06. If you try to [suppress] your emotions, it can cause many problems.
07. The government has been accused of [suppressing] information which is important to the investigation.
08. New evidence has shown that some popular diet [suppressants] can cause heart problems.
09. Critics charge the higher interest rates will [suppress] economic development.
10. Charles Hamilton Houston once remarked that a Negro has handicaps enough without having to pay taxes to support the education of white students to learn how to [suppress] him.
11. Cicero observed that freedom [suppressed], and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.
12. The Arch of Titus was erected in 81 A.D. to honor Titus' capture of Jerusalem and his [suppression] of a Jewish rebellion.
13. Victoria Billings once suggested that rape is a culturally-fostered means of [suppressing] women.
14. The breakfast cereal Kellogg's Cornflakes was originally invented to [suppress] sexual desire.
15. According to the Sikh religion, only fools and idiots try to [suppress] others.
16. In the year 43 A.D., the Romans conquered England, and [suppressed] the local Celtic tribes.
17. Punishment may be considered an effective technique for [suppressing] undesirable behavior in principle.
18. Psychologists now believe that memory deficits which occur as we get older may be because we lose the ability to [suppress] irrelevant thoughts or irrelevant stimuli.
19. The music of ancient Rome left few traces, partly because it was deliberately [suppressed].

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  • suppress — sup·press /sə pres/ vt 1: to put down by authority or force 2 a: to keep secret b: to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a: to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial suppress narcotics found in violation of the… …   Law dictionary

  • Suppress — Sup*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See {Sub }, and {Press}.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suppress — sup‧press [səˈpres] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent something from developing or making progress: • The recession is suppressing demand for our products. • Tax increases simply made inflation worse by suppressing economic growth. • We feel the… …   Financial and business terms

  • suppress — 1 *crush, quell, extinguish, quench, quash Analogous words: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer: *abolish, annihilate: *destroy: *ruin, wreck 2 Suppress, r …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • suppress — [sə pres′] vt. [ME suppressen < L suppressus, pp. of supprimere, to press under, suppress < sub ,SUB + premere, to PRESS1] 1. a) to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush b) to abolish by authority 2. to kee …   English World dictionary

  • suppress — late 14c., to put down by force or authority, from L. suppressus, pp. of supprimere press down, stop, check, stifle, from sub down, under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + premere push against (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Sense of …   Etymology dictionary

  • suppress — [v] restrain, hold in check abolish, annihilate, beat down, bottle, bring to naught, burke, censor, check, clamp, conceal, conquer, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, extinguish, hold back, hold down, hold in, interrupt, keep …   New thesaurus

  • suppress — ► VERB 1) forcibly put an end to. 2) prevent from being expressed or published. 3) Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory). DERIVATIVES suppression noun suppressive adjective suppressor noun …   English terms dictionary

  • suppress — verb 1 stop sth by using force ADVERB ▪ brutally, ruthlessly, violently ▪ A pro democracy uprising was brutally suppressed. VERB + SUPPRESS ▪ attempt to, seek to …   Collocations dictionary

  • suppress */*/ — UK [səˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms suppress : present tense I/you/we/they suppress he/she/it suppresses present participle suppressing past tense suppressed past participle suppressed 1) to stop opposition or protest using military… …   English dictionary

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