Suppressing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Suppressing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of suppress.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of suppress.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
Example Sentences
The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.
Word Forms
- suppressings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include repress, subdue, inhibit, oppress, conquer, crush.
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