resuppressv.
/ˌriːsəˈprɛs/, U.S. /ˌrisəˈprɛs/ rare.
transitive. To suppress again.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.)
shendOE
whelvec1000
allayOE
ofdrunkenc1175
quenchc1175
quashc1275
stanchc1315
quella1325
slockena1340
drenchc1374
vanquishc1380
stuffa1387
daunt?a1400
adauntc1400
to put downa1425
overwhelmc1425
overwhelvec1450
quatc1450
slockc1485
suppressa1500
suffocate1526
quealc1530
to trample under foot1530
repress1532
quail1533
suppress1537
infringe1543
revocate1547
whelm1553
queasom1561
knetcha1564
squench1577
restinguish1579
to keep down1581
trample1583
repel1592
accable1602
crush1610
to wrestle down?1611
chokea1616
stranglea1616
stifle1621
smother1632
overpower1646
resuppress1654
strangulate1665
instranglea1670
to choke back, down, in, out1690
to nip or crush in the bud1746
spiflicate1749
squasha1777
to get under1799
burke1835
to stamp out1851
to trample down1853
quelch1864
to sit upon ——1864
squelch1864
smash1865
garrotte1878
scotch1888
douse1916
to drive under1920
stomp1936
stultify1958
1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 6 Mary was not more resolute in restoring the Catholick faith in England, then Elizabeth was in resuppressing it [It. opprimerla].
1818 N. Carlisle Descr. Endowed Gram. Schools Eng. & Wales II. 102 Westminster Abbey..was re-suppressed as a Monastery, and the Queen re-established it as a new Foundation in the form of a Collegiate Church.
1867 Notes & Queries 21 Dec. (1868) 514/2 The Mousquetaires..re-appeared on the first restoration of Louis XVIII., but were re-suppressed, or rather re-formed, on his second restoration.
1975 A. Pearse Lat. Amer. Peasant i. 18 A cédula was published in 1674 resuppressing slavery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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