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Rule "suppress/suppression"
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Description: | suppress/suppression |
Message: | 'Suppress' is a bit like 'incite' in that it is often related to violence. It is also often combined with the adverbs 'savagely' or forcibly'. Indeed, the first definition of suppress in the Oxford online dictionary is 'forcibly put an end to'. You can suppress a revolt or an uprising, but you cannot suppress a bus stop. Alternatives: abolished, cancelled, withdrew, withdrawn. |
Category: | Misused terms in EU publications (Gardner) |
Link: | https://euenglish.webs.com/ |
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ID: | EUPUB_SUPPRESS_SUPPRESSION [2] |
Version: | 4.8-SNAPSHOT (2019-12-10 21:33) |