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suppress

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to forcibly put an end to or restrain

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Suppress in a sentence

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The regime tried to suppress all dissenting voices.

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Antonyms
encourageincite

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The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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Suppress (verb) means to forcibly put an end to or restrain
Here is suppress used in an example sentence: "The regime tried to suppress all dissenting voices."
Common synonyms for suppress include quash, stifle, subdue.
Antonyms of suppress include encourage, incite.
Suppress is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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