"suppress" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
subtypes:
- choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress
- hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still - cause to be quiet or not talk
- burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress
- silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
- quell, quench, squelch - suppress or crush completely
- quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
same as: conquer, stamp down, subdue
subtypes: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate - put down by force or intimidation

same as: crush, oppress
subtypes:
- dampen, stifle - suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle - suppress in order to conceal or hide
- choke - check or slow down the action or effect of
same as: bottle up, inhibit
referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

is a type of: bury, forget - dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

same as: repress
is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller