Suppress vs Constrain - What's the difference?
suppress | constrain |
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
To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.
To keep within close bounds; to confine.
To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
As verbs the difference between suppress and constrain
is that suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue while constrain is to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.suppress
English
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.