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suprimir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
  • delete verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
  • stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
  • suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.

Senses

suprimir is used for these senses in English:

  • Delete (computing) A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer. The key also erases text from left to right, unlike the backspace key.
  • abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • delete (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
  • stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
  • suppress To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
  • suppress (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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