suppress

[US]/səˈpres/
[UK]/səˈpres/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kuzuia; kutoa ruhusa ya kuchapishwa au kufunuliwa; kuficha au kuzuia (hisia, nk.)
Word Forms
Past Tensesuppressed
Past Participlesuppressed
Present Participlesuppressing
Third Person Singularsuppresses

Phrases & Collocations

suppress the uprising

komesha uasi

suppress the rebellion

komesha uasi

suppress the protest

komesha maandamano

suppress the dissent

komesha upinzani

suppress the opposition

komesha upinzani

suppress the violence

komesha vurugu

suppress information

komesha kueneza taarifa

suppress the truth

komesha ukweli

suppress inflation

komesha mfumuko wa bei

Example Sentences

he couldn't suppress a triumphant smile.

Hakuweza kuzuia tabasamu ya ushindi.

suppressed an urge to laugh.

Alizuia hamu ya kucheka.

couldn't repress a smirk.See Synonyms at suppress

Hakuweza kukandamiza tabasamuhadimu.Tazama Neno Lingine la kueleza repress

stifled my indignation.See Synonyms at suppress

Nilikandamiza hasira yangu.Tazama Neno Lingine la kueleza suppress

The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.

Serikali inakandamiza kwa ukali upinzani wowote.

the uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty.

Uasi ulikandamizwa kwa ukali wa kushangaza.

the suppressed prologue to Women in Love.

prologue iliyokandamizwa ya Women in Love.

his voice was rough with barely suppressed fury.

Sauti yake ilikuwa mbaya kwa hasira iliyokandamizwa kidogo.

she could not suppress a rising panic.

Hakuweza kuzuia hofu inayokua.

use of the drug suppressed the immune response.

Matumizi ya dawa ilikandamiza jibu la kinga ya mwili.

The troops suppressed the rebellion by firing on the mob.

Majeshi yalikandamiza uasi kwa kupiga risasi kwa kundi la watu.

Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.

Kila taifa lilikandamiza habari ambazo hazikuwa za kirafiki kwake.

There was a look of suppressed anger on his face.

Kulikuwa na sura ya hasira iliyokandamizwa kwa uso wake.

The nation seethed with suppressed revolutionary activity.

Taifa lilichoma kwa shughuli ya mapinduzi iliyokandamizwa.

The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.

Serikali mpya ilikandamiza uasi haraka.

They suppressed news that was not favourable to them.

Wao walikandamiza habari ambazo hazikuwa za kirafiki kwao.

He suppressed his name.

Alificha jina lake.

Real-world Examples

Swagger and overconfidence suppress vulnerability, uncertainty, and tenderness.

Kujiamini kupindana na kiburi husababisha udhaifu, kutokuwa na uhakika na unyenyekevu.

Source: Harvard Business Review

Some people work hard at suppressing their emotions.

Watu wengine hufanya bidii kubwa katika kukandamisha hisia zao.

Source: Scorpion Queen Season 1

The ability to suppress or overcome difficulties becomes weak.

Uwezo wa kukandamsha au kushinda matatizo unakuwa dhaifu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

Your immune system starts to get suppressed a little bit.

Mifumo ya kinga ya mwili wako huanza kudhibitiwa kidogo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2018 Compilation

677. The oppressor suppressed his aggressive opinion about compressor.

677. Mnyanyasaji alififisha maoni yake ya ukali kuhusu compressor.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

However, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris says the virus can be suppressed.

Hata hivyo, mhumiziwa wa WHO Margaret Harris anasema virusi inaweza kukandamishwa.

Source: CRI Online October 2020 Collection

Of course, if you didn't constantly suppress your emotions people wouldn't forget to console you.

Hakika, ikiwa hangekataza hisia zako kila mara, watu wasingesahau kukushangilia.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

“Now, now, Malfoy, ” said Snape, though he couldn't suppress a thin-lipped smile.

“Sawa, sawa, Malfoy, ” Snape alisema, ingawa hangezuia tabasamu lenye midomo nyembulima.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

These involuntary movements can't be consciously suppressed and stop only with sleep.

Harakati hizi za kujitokeza hazuwezi kukandamishwa kwa fahamu na huacha tu wakati wa kulala.

Source: Osmosis - Genetics

You reject it because you don't feel jealousy, or because you are suppressing jealousy?

Unakataa kwa sababu huna hisia ya majivu, au kwa sababu unakandamisha majivu?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

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