- suppress a rebellion
- crush a revolt
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
suppress a rebellion
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suppress */*/ — UK [səˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms suppress : present tense I/you/we/they suppress he/she/it suppresses present participle suppressing past tense suppressed past participle suppressed 1) to stop opposition or protest using military… … English dictionary
suppress — sup|press [ sə pres ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to stop opposition or protest using military force or strict laws: suppress a rebellion/uprising/demonstration: Pro independence demonstrations were ruthlessly suppressed. a ) to stop an activity,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suppress — verb 1) they could suppress the rebellion Syn: subdue, repress, crush, quell, quash, squash, stamp out; defeat, conquer, overpower, put down, crack down on; end, stop, terminate, halt Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
Suppress — Sup*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See {Sub }, and {Press}.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suppress — verb 1 stop sth by using force ADVERB ▪ brutally, ruthlessly, violently ▪ A pro democracy uprising was brutally suppressed. VERB + SUPPRESS ▪ attempt to, seek to … Collocations dictionary
suppress — 01. Religious services, long [suppressed] by the communist government, are now being tolerated. 02. The violent [suppression] of the demonstrations has drawn international criticism. 03. Dissidents say the attempts at [suppression] of their… … Grammatical examples in English
rebellion — noun 1 attempt to change the government ADJECTIVE ▪ full scale, major ▪ minor, small ▪ open ▪ armed ▪ … Collocations dictionary
rebellion — re|bel|lion [rıˈbeljən] n [U and C] 1.) an organized attempt to change the government or leader of a country, using violence →↑coup, revolution ↑revolution ▪ an armed rebellion rebellion against ▪ a rebellion against the military regime in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suppress — suppressedly /seuh prest lee, pres id /, adv. suppressible, adj. suppressive, adj. suppressively, adv. suppressor, suppresser, n. /seuh pres /, v.t. 1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the C … Universalium
suppress — sup•press [[t]səˈprɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to put an end to the activities of (a person, group, etc.) 2) to do away with by or as if by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.) 3) psi to inhibit (an impulse or action) consciously 4) to… … From formal English to slang
