suppress
/səˈpres/ verb [T]Definition
FEELINGS › to control feelings so that they do not show: I could barely suppress my anger.
INFORMATION › to prevent information from being known: to suppress evidence/news
FIGHT › to stop someone or something by using force: [often passive] The rebellion was suppressed by government forces.
suppression /səˈpreʃən/ noun [U] (Definition of suppress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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