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sup·press (s-prs)
v.
1. To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system.
2. To deliberately exclude unacceptable desires or thoughts from the mind.
3. To reduce the incidence or severity of a condition or symptom, such as a hemorrhage.


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The news proves that the US government has been the accomplice and assistance in such suppressive measures.
We strongly warn that financial and arms support of the radical groups and also a suppressive attitude towards the people would have improper consequences," Mottaki said, in an apparent reference to Saudi Arabia's puritanical form of mainstream Sunni Islam, called Wahhabism.
We strongly warn that financial and arms support of the radical groups and also a suppressive attitude toward the people would have improper consequences," Mottaki added, according to Reuters.
 
 
 
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