Kill
Kill verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it
Suppress is a synonym for kill in cancel topic. In some cases you can use "Suppress" instead a verb "Kill", when it comes to topics like alleviate, destroy, deaden, muffle.
Suppress
Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Most of his tenants are fairly nice people, but all but two of 'em were trying to kill or suppress him at one point or another, intentionally or not.
Source: Many Spirits Inside of One - They also actively kill and suppress anyone who tries to oust their secrets and take any super discoveries for "safe keeping".
Source: The World Is Not Ready -
Mostly averted with Bender, who is generally able to suppress his inner desire to kill humans.
Source: Crush. Kill. Destroy!
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Suppress and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/suppress
Kill & Suppress. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/suppress>.
Suppress or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/suppress.
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