suppresses
- 1Third-person singular simple present of suppress.
The government suppresses any newspaper that criticizes its policies.
This drug suppresses the immune response after a transplant.
Note
One spelling carries every meaning of the verb: a regime that crushes dissent, a person who holds back a laugh, an editor who blocks publication, a mind that pushes away unwanted thoughts. In American courtrooms it has a precise use. A judge suppresses evidence that was improper or improperly obtained, barring it from trial. The -es ending follows the double s, as in presses and dresses.
The judge suppresses the confession because it was improperly obtained.
She suppresses a laugh as the speaker trips over his notes.
suppresses is a form of suppress
suppress, verb: To put an end to something forcefully: crushing, subduing, or prohibiting it. Full entry
- Forms
- suppresssuppresses he/she/itsuppressing -ing formsuppressed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- suppress → suppresses: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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