单词 | suppress |
释义 | Word Frequency suppress(səˈprɛs) verb (transitive) 1. to put an end to; prohibit 2. to hold in check; restrain I was obliged to suppress a smile 3. to withhold from circulation or publication to suppress seditious pamphlets 4. to stop the activities of; crush to suppress a rebellion 5. electronics a. to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit b. to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal 6. psychiatry a. to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind) b. to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) Compare repress (sense 3)Derived forms suppresser (supˈpresser) noun suppressible (supˈpressible) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press |
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