Overpower vs Suppress - What's the difference?
overpower | suppress | Related terms |
To subdue someone by superior force.
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
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to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
to restrain or repress an expression
(psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
to prevent publication
to stop a flow or stream
(US, legal) to forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
(electronics) to reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal
(obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low
Overpower is a related term of suppress.
As verbs the difference between overpower and suppress
is that overpower is to subdue someone by superior force while suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.overpower
English
Verb
(en verb)- We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
- Bright light overpowers the eyes.
- The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
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suppress
English
Verb
- ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
- ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.