suppress
/səˈprɛs/
verb
bastırmak, engellemek
To forcibly put an end to or prevent something from being revealed, expressed, or developed.
- The government tried to suppress the protests.
- She struggled to suppress a laugh during the meeting.
- The medication helps suppress the immune system.
- Certain antibiotics can suppress beneficial gut bacteria, leading researchers to recommend probiotic supplementation during treatment courses.
- Authoritarian regimes often suppress academic freedom by restricting access to international journals and monitoring university curricula closely.
- Fire management strategies in many ecosystems have shifted from efforts to suppress all wildfires to controlled burning practices.