All 5 Uses of "suppress" in "The Heir, by Kiera Cass"

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suppress
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The Heir, by Kiera Cass
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I tried to suppress my smile, but I was anticipating watching them squirm.†
p. 56.1

suppress = trying to keep under control
I noted the camera coming to hover behind him, trying to capture my expression, and I shook my head at him, suppressing a smirk.†
p. 97.1 *
Baden laughed, and Gunner tried to suppress a smile.†
p. 103.7
I asked, trying to suppress a smile.†
p. 197.7
The blatant stares from the Selected only confirmed I was particularly lovely tonight, and I was so bewildered, I had to turn my back on them to suppress my grin.†
p. 257.1

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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)