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suppress
/səˈpres/
verb
tłumić
/ˈtwumʲit͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
dławićpowstrzymywać
Definition
to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that is believed to threaten authority
Examples
The rebellion was brutally suppressed.
Bunt został brutalnie stłumiony.
Collocations
suppress a rebellionsuppress feelingssuppress evidence
Word forms
suppressedpast simplesuppressingpresent participlesuppressesthird person singular
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