Antonyms for suppress


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suh-pres
Phonetic Transcription : səˈprɛs


Definition of suppress

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to put down by force or authority," from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere "press down, stop, check, stifle," from sub "down, under" (see sub-) + premere "push against" (see press (v.1)). Sense of "prevent or prohibit the circulation of" is from 1550s. Related: Suppressed; suppressing.
  • verb restrain, hold in check
Example sentences :
  • Linda tried hard but she could not suppress a chuckle: "Of course you would!"
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Isabel could not at once suppress the gratified note which crept of itself into her voice.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • I am not only to suppress the evil, but to evoke the good elements in my nature.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • This growl he could not suppress; nor did the man-animal resent it by giving him a blow on the head.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • You must suppress your gratitude, and endeavour to forget my forbearance in the matter of the bracelet.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • But the poet in him governed, was trying to suppress the man.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • A smile which she could not suppress came to Clotilde's lips.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • He did not suppress any of the details; in fact, he magnified them just a bit.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Both were quivering with the anger that prudence had urged them to suppress.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Besides, what would be easier than for an unwilling nation to suppress you?
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Synonyms for suppress

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