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If someone or something s_________ a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing .If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing .Technology helps to suppress inflation by boosting efficiency and lowering costs.Lawyers said today's ruling would suppress innovation of new products. verbIf someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal .Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity....nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army.Many were imprisoned after the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests.If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness .The reproduction and growth of cancerous cells can be suppressed by radiation....evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses.The infection leads to suppression of the immune response.If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to.Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile.The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface.A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it.At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.The wrong criminal is in the dock because evidence has been suppressed.The inspectors found no evidence of suppression of official documents.If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing .Technology helps to suppress inflation by boosting efficiency and lowering costs.Lawyers said today's ruling would suppress innovation of new products. C1

Accepted Answer

suppress suppressessuppressingsuppressedsuppressionsuppressionsuppressionsuppression

query	If someone or something s_________ a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing .If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing . Technology helps to suppress inflation by boosting efficiency and lowering costs. Lawyers said today's ruling would suppress innovation of new products.
word	suppress
full-definition	verb If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal . Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army. Many were imprisoned after the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests. If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness . The reproduction and growth of cancerous cells can be suppressed by radiation. ...evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses. The infection leads to suppression of the immune response. If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to. Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile. The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface. A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems. If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it. At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information. The wrong criminal is in the dock because evidence has been suppressed. The inspectors found no evidence of suppression of official documents. If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing . Technology helps to suppress inflation by boosting efficiency and lowering costs. Lawyers said today's ruling would suppress innovation of new products.
inflections	suppressessuppressingsuppressedsuppressionsuppressionsuppressionsuppression
cefr-level	C1

Suppress Suppression Suppressed Activity Process Stop Continuing Developing