suppress

/səˈpres/ verb [T]

Translation

FEELINGS › to control feelings so that they do not show

bastırmak, sindirmek, durdurmak

I could barely suppress my anger.1985

INFORMATION › to prevent information from being known

gizli tutmak, örtbas etmek, saklamak

to suppress evidence/news19851862

FIGHT › to stop someone or something by using force

zorla durdurmak, zaptetmek

[often passive] The rebellion was suppressed by government forces.18621874

suppression

/səˈpreʃən/ noun [U] ›

bastırma (duygu)

(Definition of suppress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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