All 5 Uses
suppress
in
Legend, by Marie Lu
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- My eyes skim other shelves—they only have plague suppressants and various painkillers.
p. 30.4 *suppressants = medicine that keeps something from happening
- I grab several bottles of suppressants and shove them into my shirt.†
p. 30.6
- He must have stolen plague suppressants and painkillers because he couldn't find anything stronger.†
p. 47.3
- I guess suppressants are better than nothing.†
p. 52.4
- He needs more than suppressants.†
p. 116.4
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)