verb
to put down by force or authority (Freq. 1)
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suppress a nascent uprising
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stamp down on littering
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conquer one's desires
• Derivationally related forms:
↑conqueror (for: ↑conquer), ↑conquering (for: ↑conquer), ↑subduer (for: ↑subdue), ↑inhibition (for: ↑inhibit), ↑suppressive (for: ↑suppress), ↑suppression (for: ↑suppress), ↑suppresser (for: ↑suppress), ↑suppressor (for: ↑suppress)
• Hypernyms:
• Hyponyms:
↑wink, ↑blink, ↑blink away, ↑stifle, ↑dampen, ↑choke off, ↑choke down, ↑choke back, ↑hush, ↑quieten, ↑silence, ↑still, ↑shut up, ↑hush up, ↑burke, ↑squelch, ↑quell, ↑quench, ↑smother, ↑strangle, ↑muffle, ↑repress
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.