verb
1 stop sth by using force
ADVERB
▪ brutally , ruthlessly , violently
▪
A pro-democracy uprising was brutally ~ed.
VERB + SUPPRESS
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
▪ use sth to
▪
They often use violence to ~ opposition.
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth
2 stop sth from being seen/known
ADVERB
▪ completely
▪ effectively
▪
The medication effectively ~ed the pain.
▪ deliberately
▪
This information had been deliberately ~ed.
▪ systematically
VERB + SUPPRESS
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth
3 stop yourself doing/expressing sth
ADVERB
▪ barely , hardly
▪
He could hardly ~ his surprise.
▪
Her face was charged with barely ~ed anger.
▪
Nicole could barely ~ her laughter.
▪ instantly
▪
The disloyal thought was instantly ~ed.
▪ quickly
VERB + SUPPRESS
▪ be unable to , cannot
▪
She was unable to ~ a giggle.
▪
He could no longer ~ his anger.
▪ try to
▪ manage to
▪ be hard to
Suppress is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ anger , ↑ appetite , ↑ chuckle , ↑ cough , ↑ demonstration , ↑ desire , ↑ dissent , ↑ effect , ↑ emotion , ↑ excitement , ↑ exclamation , ↑ feeling , ↑ giggle , ↑ grin , ↑ groan , ↑ growth , ↑ impulse , ↑ information , ↑ instinct , ↑ insurrection , ↑ irritation , ↑ laugh , ↑ laughter , ↑ memory , ↑ moan , ↑ movement , ↑ news , ↑ opposition , ↑ production , ↑ rebellion , ↑ reflex , ↑ revolt , ↑ rising , ↑ scream , ↑ shiver , ↑ shudder , ↑ sigh , ↑ smile , ↑ symptom , ↑ truth , ↑ turnout , ↑ uprising , ↑ urge , ↑ vote , ↑ yawn