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to put down by force or authority;
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
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come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
"The government oppresses political activists"
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control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
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put out of one's consciousness
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reduce the incidence or severity of or stop;
"suppress a yawn"
"this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"