Suppress vs Restrained - What's the difference?
suppress | restrained |
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
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
(restrain)
As verbs the difference between suppress and restrained
is that suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue while restrained is (restrain).As an adjective restrained is
held back, limited, kept in check or under control.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.
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English
Adjective
(head)- He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Verb
(head)- He was restrained by the straight jacket.