Both Uses of "suppress" in "Sweet Far Thing"

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Both Uses

suppress
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Sweet Far Thing
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"For all your secrets," I say, suppressing a smile.†
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suppressing = trying to keep under control
Tom sits, confused, and Kartik makes a grab for him and pulls him away as I vibrate with the power I've suppressed for too long.†
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suppressed = kept or tried to keep under control

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(1) (suppress)
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)
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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)