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title: suppress — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suppress» in the school dictionary: To stop yourself from showing a feeling or doing something, like suppressing a laugh, yawn or sneeze. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suppress

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**Who acts:** you, people, I, She, army, medicine · **What happens:** stop, show, do, suppress, yawn, sneeze · **To what, where:** yourself, feeling, something, laugh, information, giggle

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«suppress» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [suppress in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suppress.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop yourself from showing a feeling or doing something, like suppressing a laugh, yawn or sneeze.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:m1:1
# text = To stop yourself from showing a feeling or doing something, like suppressing a laugh, yawn or sneeze.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	suppressing	suppress	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	yawn	yawn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	sneeze	sneeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality yourself=Eventuality |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | you *not said here* | a feeling |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **suppress** | gerund | you *not said here* | a laugh |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Patient |
| 5 | **yawn** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **sneeze** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop something by force, like a rebellion or a protest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:m2:1
# text = To stop something by force, like a rebellion or a protest.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | by force | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To keep information secret so people cannot know it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:m3:1
# text = To keep information secret so people cannot know it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | information |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **know** | can | people | information |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop something from growing or working, like a fire or an illness.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:m4:1
# text = To stop something from growing or working, like a fire or an illness.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like a fire or a illness | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I tried to suppress a giggle during assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x1:1
# text = I tried to suppress a giggle during assembly.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	suppress	suppress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	giggle	giggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **suppress** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a giggle |  |  | during assembly |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giggle=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She suppressed a yawn in the long lesson.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x2:1
# text = She suppressed a yawn in the long lesson.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suppressed	suppress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	yawn	yawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppress** | past | She | a yawn |  | the long lesson |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent yawn=Patient in lesson=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's army suppressed the rebellion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x3:1
# text = The king's army suppressed the rebellion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	suppressed	suppress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppress** | past | the king's army | the rebellion |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rebellion=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medicine helps suppress a cough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x4:1
# text = The medicine helps suppress a cough.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	suppress	suppress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the medicine |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **suppress** | infinitive | the medicine *not said here* | a cough |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cough=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) They suppressed the report so nobody could read it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x5:1
# text = (formal) They suppressed the report so nobody could read it.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	suppressed	suppress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppress** | past | They | the report |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | could | nobody | report |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firefighters worked all night to suppress the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x6:1
# text = Firefighters worked all night to suppress the fire.
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	suppress	suppress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Firefighters |  |  |  | night |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **suppress** | to-infinitive | Firefighters *not said here* | the fire |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He couldn't suppress his excitement any longer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suppress:x7:1
# text = He couldn't suppress his excitement any longer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	suppress	suppress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	any	any	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **suppress** | could | He | his excitement |  |  |  | long *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excitement=Patient |
| 2 | **excite** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excitement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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