Both Uses
suppress
in
Of Human Bondage
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- Her voice became a little peremptory, and instinctively she suppressed inattention and corrected slovenliness.†
Chpt 33-34 *suppressed = kept or tried to keep under control
- He could not suppress a desire to be even with her.†
Chpt 55-56suppress = trying to keep under control
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)