(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling.
It is anger that is ~ed that leads to violence and loss of control.
...~ed aggression.
= suppress
VERB: V n, V-ed
2.
If you ~ a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan.
I couldn’t ~ a sigh of admiration.
VERB: V n
3.
If a section of society is ~ed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them.
...a UN resolution banning him from ~ing his people.
VERB: V n disapproval