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Definition

trying to keep under control

The exact meaning of suppress can depend upon its context. For example:

"suppressed the revolution" — to stop others from doing something by force
"suppressed a smile" — kept something from happening
"suppressed the story" — kept news from spreading
"suppressed her fear" — controlled an emotion
"suppressed the memory" — avoided thinking about (perhaps even removed from conscious memory)

She claimed that Facebook suppressed and promoted news that met a political agenda.

suppressed = kept from spreading

She struggled to suppress a smile as the little boy told of his fear of a monster under the bed.

suppress = stop (keep under control)

suppressed = kept from spreading

After achieving full control of the legislative and executive branches, Hitler suppressed the remaining opposition.

suppressed = stop others from doing something by force

He who can suppress a moment's anger may prevent a day of sorrow.
Tryon Edwards
There was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it it got even stronger.
Saul Bellow
Chuck suppressed a laugh by putting his hand over his mouth.
James Dashner -- The Maze Runner

suppressed = stopped

Miles's face began to twitch with barely suppressed rage.
Nicholas Sparks -- A Bend in the Road

suppressed = kept under control

But the love of freedom is native to every human being and every nation, and cannot be suppressed in the long term.
Wladyslaw Szpilman -- The Pianist

suppressed = kept under control

She cried without trying to suppress any of the noisier manifestations of grief and confusion,
J.D. Salinger -- Franny and Zooey

suppress = keep under control

suppresses = tries to keep under control

If today I lived in a Communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobeying that country's antireligious laws.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Letter from a Birmingham Jail

suppressed = prevented from being shared

The first fire came from the flank. Two squads of ARVNs moved out to suppress it.
Walter Dean Myers -- Fallen Angels

suppress = try to keep it under control

Tobias's mouth twitches, as if in a smile, but if that's what it was, he suppresses it.
Veronica Roth -- Insurgent

suppresses = keeps it under control; or prevents it from arising

I have to suppress hysteria if I'm going to help him.
Veronica Roth -- Divergent

suppress = keep under control

You'll see I grinned, barely able to suppress my excitement.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed

suppress = keep under control

I suppressed my curiosity, though it was far from idle.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight

suppressed = tried to keep under control

I always stayed at the park until I could no longer suppress my growling stomach.
Dave Pelzer -- The Lost Boy

suppress = keep under control

But there was another, wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it.
George Orwell -- 1984

suppress = keep it under control

suppress = keep under control

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