suppress
[ suh-pres ]
/ səˈprɛs /
verb (used with object)
Origin of suppress
OTHER WORDS FROM suppress
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Example sentences from the Web for suppressive
Soon, Miscavige pushed out Broeker and declared him an unwanted “Suppressive.”
15 Scientology Revelations From Lawrence Wright’s ‘Going Clear’ |The Daily Beast |January 16, 2013 |DAILY BEASTSuppressive person – officially, a person with sociopathic tendencies or behaviors.
Scientology Glossary: Thetans, Engrams, Sea Org, & More Key Terms |David Sessions |July 6, 2012 |DAILY BEASTIt is in the early stage that sequestration and suppressive measures are most valuable.
Was it Alexander or his court and ministers who bore the responsibility for the suppressive means that were employed?
The Story of Russia |R. Van Bergen, M.A.
British Dictionary definitions for suppressive (1 of 2)
suppressive
/ (səˈprɛsɪv) /
adjective
tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression
psychiatry
tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms
British Dictionary definitions for suppressive (2 of 2)
suppress
/ (səˈprɛs) /
verb (tr)
to put an end to; prohibit
to hold in check; restrain
I was obliged to suppress a smile
to withhold from circulation or publication
to suppress seditious pamphlets
to stop the activities of; crush
to suppress a rebellion
electronics
- to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit
- to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
psychiatry
- to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
- to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires)Compare repress (def. 3)
Derived forms of suppress
suppresser, noun suppressible, adjectiveWord Origin for suppress
C14: from Latin
suppressus held down, from
supprimere to restrain, from
sub- down +
premere to press
Medical definitions for suppressive
suppress
[ sə-prĕs′ ]
v.
To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system.
To deliberately exclude unacceptable desires or thoughts from the mind.
To reduce the incidence or severity of a condition or symptom, such as a hemorrhage.