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Verb
S:
(v)
suppress (suppress%2:30:00::)
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stamp down (stamp_down%2:30:00::)
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subdue (subdue%2:30:01::)
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conquer (conquer%2:30:00::)
(bring under control by force or authority)
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
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oppress (oppress%2:41:00::)
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suppress (suppress%2:41:01::)
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crush (crush%2:41:00::)
(come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority)
"The government oppresses political activists"
S:
(v)
inhibit (inhibit%2:41:00::)
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bottle up (bottle_up%2:41:00::)
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suppress (suppress%2:41:00::)
(consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior)
"suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"
S:
(v)
suppress (suppress%2:31:00::)
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repress (repress%2:31:00::)
(put out of one's consciousness)
S:
(v)
suppress (suppress%2:30:01::)
(lessen to the point of stopping)
"suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"