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suppress forcibly in English:

1. put down


1. Put down the gun! / 2. Cease fire and put down your weapons! / 3. Put down the gun and kick it to me.
put down on a table
The police try to put down rioting at football matches.
The police quickly put down the riots
My dog was old and sick and had to be put down.
Stop writing and put down your pens.
Armed rebels tried to overthrow the government, but the army soon put down the revolt.
I don’t remember where I’ve put down my glasses.
It's pretty hard to put down once you get started.
Put down the gun and kick it to me. / He's a mad dog who needs to be put down.
She had to put down her dog.

English word "suppress forcibly"(put down) occurs in sets:

phrasal verbs: do, draw, fall, put
Put, pull and run🌸