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Common collocations with suppress in American Collocation

suppress verb transitive

US /səˈpres/

using violence

bloodily
brutally
forcibly
ruthlessly
violently

Each rebellion was bloodily suppressed by the central authorities.

in an organized way

systematically

Students organizing dissent are systematically and violently suppressed.

completely

completely
entirely

The King destroyed the Danish fortress at York in order to completely suppress any further Viking rebellions.

violence

insurrection
mutiny
rebellion
revolt
uprising

Cromwell ruled as a dictator, suppressing uprisings in Wales, Scotland and Ireland with great military skill.

disagreement

dissent
movement
opposition
protest

We should not forget how the government used the courts to suppress dissent and protest.