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All suppress synonyms

supΒ·press
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verb suppress

  • manacled β€” a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
  • hold back β€” to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • hold down β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • dwarf β€” a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
  • gridlocked β€” Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
  • quell β€” to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
  • housetrained β€” Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
  • corking β€” excellent
  • disfranchise β€” to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
  • crush β€” To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
  • inhibit β€” to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
  • whitewash β€” a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
  • counter check β€” a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
  • housed β€” a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
  • dummy up β€” a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
  • housetraining β€” Present participle of housetrain.
  • bitted β€” Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
  • burke β€” Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
  • clamp down β€” To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
  • countercheck β€” a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
  • hogtie β€” to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
  • dry up β€” free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • dulling β€” not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • hold one's tongue β€” Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
  • house-train β€” to housebreak.
  • consume β€” If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
  • blanket β€” A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
  • anaesthetize β€” When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
  • footed β€” having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
  • hold off β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • clamp down on β€” a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
  • house-trained β€” housebroken.
  • elide β€” Omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking.
  • hold out on β€” to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
  • blue pencil β€” deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • destroy β€” To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • cancel β€” If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
  • lay β€” to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
  • lock up β€” a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • quench β€” to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
  • ban β€” To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • constipate β€” to cause constipation in
  • gag β€” to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
  • break down β€” If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • lie low β€” situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
  • get the better of β€” of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
  • bridle β€” A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
  • burked β€” to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
  • defeat β€” If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • withhold β€” to hold back; restrain or check.
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