All 7 Uses of
suppress
in
I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior
- Then we took a trip to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and began learning how to shoot the sound-suppressed CAR-15 while strapping ourselves outside helicopters on special chairs, like bar-stool swivel chairs with backs, attached to the helo's skids.†
p. 77..9
- Because the drug suppressed appetite, Aidid didn't need to feed them much.†
p. 95..4 *
- For weapons we each had a sound-suppressed CAR-15 down between the seats, partly concealed by our skirts.†
p. 96..7
- I flicked the safety off my sound-suppressed CAR-15 and held the red dot of my sight on his head—an easy shot.†
p. 99..6
- As he assaulted down the alley with members of his unit, he was wounded in the calf Upon receiving combat field condition medical attention, he resumed his duties and continued to suppress enemy fire.†
p. 156..4
- Petty Officer Wasdin, along with the security team, stopped to suppress enemy fire which had pinned down the Ranger blocking force.†
p. 156..5
- Later, while attempting to suppress enemy fire, during an attempted link-up for evacuation of the helicopter crash site, Petty Officer Wasdin was wounded a third time.†
p. 156..6
Definition:
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(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)
editor's notes: 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.