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sopprimere

to suppress

verb sohp-PREE-meh-reh Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: From Latin supprimere (to press down, suppress).

Also means

to abolish

Usage Note

Sopprimere takes avere as its auxiliary (ha soppresso). It can mean to suppress (a revolt, information), to abolish (a law, a train service), or to kill/eliminate euphemistically. The past participle soppresso is also used as an adjective — treno soppresso (cancelled train) is a common notice in Italian stations.

Examples

"Il governo ha soppresso quella legge."

Natural Translation

The government suppressed that law.

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