Detect vs Suppress - What's the difference?
detect | suppress |
(obsolete) Detected.
to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
to restrain or repress an expression
(psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
to prevent publication
to stop a flow or stream
(US, legal) to forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
(electronics) to reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal
(obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between detect and suppress
is that detect is (obsolete) detected while suppress is (obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low.As verbs the difference between detect and suppress
is that detect is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing while suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.As an adjective detect
is (obsolete) detected.detect
English
Derived terms
* detection * detective * detectorSee also
* discover * find * stumble uponAdjective
(-)- (Fabyan)
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* *suppress
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Verb
- ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
- ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.