suppressとは

発音

• IPA^(key): /səˈpɹɛs/
• 韻: -ɛs
• ハイフネーション: sup‧press

動詞

suppress (三人称単数 現在形 suppresses, 現在分詞 suppressing, 過去形および過去分詞形 suppressed)

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

   Political dissent was brutally suppressed.

2. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.

   I struggled to suppress my smile.

3. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.

   He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.

4. To prevent publication.

   The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.

5. 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.

6. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
7. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
8. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

派生語

• suppression
• suppressor

Further reading

• suppress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• suppress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

アナグラム

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