American Dictionary
Definition suppress in American English
suppress
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/səˈpres/
Example
Pro-independence demonstrations were ruthlessly suppressed.
Example
State monopolies had suppressed all forms of economic competition.
1.2
to stop information from being published or publicly discussed
Example
They claim that the report has been deliberately suppressed by the oil companies.
2
to stop a physical process from happening or developing
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