sup-
Latinunder, below
Prefix · means "under, below"
Same-family forms
Roots often paired with sup-
Associated Words · 16
support
to hold up or back; financial or emotional help
supply
to provide for use; an available amount of something
suppose
to assume or believe; to think as likely
suppress
To forcibly end something; to restrain a feeling or reaction
supplement
Something added to improve or complete; to add to something
suppression
The act of forcibly stopping or preventing something; conscious exclusion of unwanted thoughts
supplant
To take the place of someone or something; to supersede
supposition
An assumption or belief held without firm evidence; a conjecture
supplicant
A person who humbly prays or petitions; begging humbly
suppressant
A substance that suppresses a bodily function
suppressive
Tending to suppress; a drug that suppresses a condition
supplicate
To make a humble and earnest request; to beg
suppliant
One who humbly begs or pleads; humbly entreating
suppressible
Capable of being suppressed
suppressed
Kept from public knowledge; forcibly restrained
long-suppressed
Held back or suppressed for a long time