suppress

Definition

  • verb: to end or stop (something) by force
  • verb: to put down by authority or force

Examples

  • I found it hard to 'suppress' a smile [=to keep myself from smiling] when he told me about what happened.

  • The judge may decide to 'suppress' the evidence. [=to not allow the evidence to be used at a trial]

  • She tried to 'suppress' a cough/laugh. [=she tried not to cough/laugh]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Sir, l just, uh, l don't have a good feeling about this one. When was the last time you felt good about anything? All right, three runners with suppressing fire. Mellish, you hook to the right. l'll go up the middle. Who's going left? Who's going left? l'll do it. (..)
    1998 Saving Private Ryan
  • (..) - You should try. It's good for discipline. You have to stay within the rules, stick to regulation, suppress the ego. It helps with the racing. And there I was thinking you were about to wax lyrical - about the romance of flight. - No, that's all bullshit. (..)
    2013 Rush
  • (..) Dr. Neuman, you say that everybody wears a mask? That's correct. We aII wear masks, metaphoricaIIy speaking. We suppress the id, our darkest desires... and adopt a more sociaIIy acceptabIe image. The book is ''The Masks We Wear'' by Dr. Arthur Neuman. Thank you for being here. What is it? (..)
    1994 The Mask