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Suppressing

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

📖 Definitions of "Suppressing"

verb

1
To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
"Political dissent was brutally suppressed."
2
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
"I struggled to suppress my smile."
3
To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
"He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse."
4
To prevent publication.
"The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy."

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
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.
conquerverb	To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
crushverb	To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
curbverb	(transitive) To check, restrain or control.
bottle upverb	(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
stamp downverb	to put down by force or authority
suppressionnoun	The act or instance of suppressing.
repressive	Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
repressionnoun	The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
repressedverb	Pressed again.
stoppingnoun	The act of something that stops; a halt.
quellingnoun	The act by which something is quelled.
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
quashingnoun	The action of quashing something.
oppressionnoun	The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
discontinuationnoun	The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.
abolishverb	To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.