8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
verb to put down by force or authority
verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
verb control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
originFrom Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimō (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + premō (“press”).
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