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Suppress vs Supprest - What's the difference?

suppress | supprest |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between suppress and supprest

is that suppress is (obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low while supprest is (obsolete) (suppress).

As verbs the difference between suppress and supprest

is that suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue while supprest is (obsolete) (suppress).

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
  • Anagrams

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    supprest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (suppress)

  • 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
  • Anagrams

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