(END BY FORCE) [verb] [T] - to end (something) by forceThe Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union.The Chinese leaders suppressed the student protest in Tiananmen Square.He has succeeded in suppressing all the opposition to his plans. [T]
SUPPRESS
Meaning of SUPPRESS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012