"suppress" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /səˈpɹɛs/ Audio: En-us-suppress.ogg [US] Forms: suppresses [present, singular, third-person], suppressing [participle, present], suppressed [participle, past], suppressed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimō (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + premō (“press”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|suppressus}} Latin suppressus, {{m|la|supprimō||press down or under}} supprimō (“press down or under”), {{m|la|sub||under}} sub (“under”), {{m|la|premō||press}} premō (“press”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)
  1. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue. Translations (to put an end to): потискам (potiskam) (Bulgarian), 抑制 (yìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 鎮壓 (Chinese Mandarin), 镇压 (zhènyā) (Chinese Mandarin), tukahduttaa (Finnish), unterdrücken (German), supprimo (Latin), āpuru (Maori), whakakōmau (Maori), suprimir (Portuguese), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), reprimar (Spanish), bastırmak (Turkish), durdurmak (Turkish), пригнічувати (pryhničuvaty) (Ukrainian), забороняти (zaboronjaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-0Nd-6j86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 15 2 2 15 20 18 9 Disambiguation of 'to put an end to': 80 3 2 2 0 2 5 2 4
  2. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression. Translations (to restrain an expression): сдържам (sdǎržam) (Bulgarian), deteni (Esperanto), sin deteni (Esperanto), tukahduttaa (Finnish), unterdrücken (German), coisc (Irish), tāwhi (note: of feelings) (Maori), tātāwhi (note: of feelings) (Maori), whakatōngā (Maori), whakakōmau (Maori), koromaki (english: refers to the emotions) (Maori), suprimir (Portuguese), abafar (Portuguese), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), contener (Spanish), bastırmak (Turkish), önlemek (Turkish), engellemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-zxPEkE72 Disambiguation of 'to restrain an expression': 4 67 4 3 0 3 11 6 3
  3. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind. Categories (topical): Psychiatry Translations (psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind): потискам (potiskam) (Bulgarian), subpremi (Esperanto), tukahduttaa (Finnish), tāwhi (note: of feelings) (Maori), tātāwhi (note: of feelings) (Maori), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), bastırmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-VzWdwWcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 15 2 2 15 20 18 9 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind": 3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2
  4. To prevent publication. Translations (to prevent publication): salata (Finnish), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ocultar (Spanish), susturmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-g91bnW4U Disambiguation of 'to prevent publication': 2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1
  5. To stop a flow or stream. Translations (to stop a flow or stream): tyrehdyttää (Finnish), tukahduttaa (Finnish), coisc (Irish), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), önlemek (Turkish), durdurmak (Turkish), bastırmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-rtVgGHbH Disambiguation of 'to stop a flow or stream': 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0
  6. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law Translations (legal: to forbid the use of evidence): önlemek (Turkish), engellemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-B0gxYJZo Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 15 2 2 15 20 18 9 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'legal: to forbid the use of evidence': 7 2 3 2 0 79 2 2 2
  7. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal. Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies): потискам (potiskam) (Bulgarian), vaimentaa (Finnish), sammuttaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-N0aU6zvx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 15 2 2 15 20 18 9 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies': 4 4 6 2 0 3 70 10 3
  8. (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-J7sB~1xb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 15 2 2 15 20 18 9 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  9. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low. Tags: obsolete Translations (to hold in place, to keep low): suprimir (Portuguese), bastırmak (Turkish), zapt etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-suppress-en-verb-UWe6PVIM Disambiguation of 'to hold in place, to keep low': 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: suppressable, suppression, suppressor

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for suppress meaning in All languages combined (15.8kB)

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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "coisc"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "word": "tātāwhi"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "whakatōngā"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
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          "code": "mi",
          "english": "refers to the emotions",
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          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "koromaki"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "suprimir"
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          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "abafar"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "podavítʹ",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "contener"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "bastırmak"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "önlemek"
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          "sense": "to restrain an expression",
          "word": "engellemek"
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          "text": "He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse."
        }
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        "(psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "potiskam",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "потискам"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "subpremi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "tukahduttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "of feelings",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "tāwhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "of feelings",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "tātāwhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavljátʹ",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavítʹ",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "3 2 77 1 0 3 4 8 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
          "word": "bastırmak"
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        {
          "text": "The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy."
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        "To prevent publication."
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          "_dis1": "2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to prevent publication",
          "word": "salata"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to prevent publication",
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          "word": "подавля́ть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavítʹ",
          "sense": "to prevent publication",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подави́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to prevent publication",
          "word": "ocultar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 1 86 0 1 2 6 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to prevent publication",
          "word": "susturmak"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole."
        },
        {
          "text": "Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough."
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
          "word": "tyrehdyttää"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
          "word": "tukahduttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
          "word": "coisc"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "подавля́ть"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
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          "word": "önlemek"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 95 0 0 5 0",
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        "(electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal."
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          "word": "vaimentaa"
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          "_dis1": "4 4 6 2 0 3 70 10 3",
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          "word": "sammuttaa"
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        "(military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others."
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        "government",
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        "To hold in place, to keep low."
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        "(obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low."
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          "word": "suprimir"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 90",
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          "word": "bastırmak"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 90",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to hold in place, to keep low",
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    "Requests for review of Czech translations",
    "Requests for review of Dutch translations",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Japanese translations",
    "Requests for review of Korean translations",
    "Requests for review of Mandarin translations",
    "Requests for review of Maori translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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        "(psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind."
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          "text": "The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy."
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          "text": "The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole."
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          "text": "Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough."
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        "To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained."
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        "(US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained."
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        "To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal."
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        "(electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal."
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        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
        "energy",
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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        "(military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others."
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        "politics",
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        "To hold in place, to keep low."
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        "(obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low."
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potiskam",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "потискам"
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      "roman": "yìzhì",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "抑制"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "鎮壓"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhènyā",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "镇压"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "tukahduttaa"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "unterdrücken"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "supprimo"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "āpuru"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "whakakōmau"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "suprimir"
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
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        "imperfective"
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      "word": "подавля́ть"
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "reprimar"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "bastırmak"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "durdurmak"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "pryhničuvaty",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "пригнічувати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "zaboronjaty",
      "sense": "to put an end to",
      "word": "забороняти"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sdǎržam",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "сдържам"
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "deteni"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "tukahduttaa"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "unterdrücken"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "coisc"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of feelings",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "tāwhi"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "tātāwhi"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "whakatōngā"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "whakakōmau"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "koromaki"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "suprimir"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "abafar"
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      "roman": "podavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
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      "word": "подавля́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "podavítʹ",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "подави́ть"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "contener"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "bastırmak"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
      "word": "önlemek"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to restrain an expression",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "potiskam",
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      "word": "потискам"
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      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
      "word": "tāwhi"
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      "note": "of feelings",
      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
      "word": "tātāwhi"
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      "roman": "podavljátʹ",
      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подавля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavítʹ",
      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подави́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind",
      "word": "bastırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to prevent publication",
      "word": "salata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to prevent publication",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подавля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavítʹ",
      "sense": "to prevent publication",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подави́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to prevent publication",
      "word": "ocultar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to prevent publication",
      "word": "susturmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "tyrehdyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "tukahduttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "coisc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подавля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavítʹ",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подави́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "önlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "durdurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stop a flow or stream",
      "word": "bastırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "legal: to forbid the use of evidence",
      "word": "önlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "legal: to forbid the use of evidence",
      "word": "engellemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potiskam",
      "sense": "electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies",
      "word": "потискам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies",
      "word": "vaimentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electronics: to reduce unwanted frequencies",
      "word": "sammuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to hold in place, to keep low",
      "word": "suprimir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in place, to keep low",
      "word": "bastırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in place, to keep low",
      "word": "zapt etmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suppress"
}

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