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Suppress vs Opress - What's the difference?

suppress | opress |

Opress is likely misspelled.


Opress has no English definition.

As a verb suppress

is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

suppress

English

Verb

  • to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
  • ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
  • to restrain or repress an expression
  • ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
  • (psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
  • He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
  • to prevent publication
  • The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
  • to stop a flow or stream
  • The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
    ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
  • (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
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    opress

    Not English

    Opress has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'opress':

    oppress, ovaries, offers, overs, operas, opers, operous, overos, opries