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Suppress

🔄 Synonyms of "Suppress"

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WordDefinition
subdueverb(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
crushverbA violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
curbnoun(transitive) To check, restrain or control.
inhibitverb(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
conquerverbTo defeat in combat; to subjugate.
oppressverb(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
repressverb(transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
bottle upverb(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
stamp downverbto put down by force or authority

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repressverb(transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
subdueverb(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
inhibitverb(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
oppressverb(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
conquerverbTo defeat in combat; to subjugate.
crushverbA violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
curbverb(transitive) To check, restrain or control.
bottle upverb(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
stamp downverbto put down by force or authority
quellverb(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
quashverbTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
removingnounremoval
eliminateverb(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
abolishmentnounThe act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
removeverb(transitive) To delete.
suppressionnounThe act or instance of suppressing.
eliminationnounThe act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
terminateverb(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
abolishverbTo end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
disposeverb(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.

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