Both Uses
suppress
in
The Scarlet Letter
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- Thou must not talk so!" answered the mother, suppressing a groan.†
p. 91.9suppressing = trying to keep under control
- Little Pearl!" cried he, after a moment's pause; then, suppressing his voice—"Hester!†
p. 141.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(suppress) trying to keep under controlThe 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)
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Suppress and repress can be interchanged; though in psychology something that is repressed is done unconsciously while something that is suppressed is done voluntarily. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)