- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
--1 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun suppression3, noun suppression2, noun suppresser3, noun suppresser1, noun suppressor1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- oppress, suppress, crush - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun suppression3, noun suppresser1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- bottle up, suppress - control and refrain from showing; of emotions
--3 is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun suppression2
Somebody ----s something
- restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
--4 is one way to prevent, keep
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun suppression2
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- suppress, repress - put out of one's consciousness
--5 is one way to forget, bury
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun suppression4
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE