Meaning
to abolish, do away with
- to suppress
- to cut out, delete
- to eliminate, liquidate
In a sentence
Hanno deciso di sopprimere quel treno serale.
They decided to cancel that evening train.
Puoi sopprimere questa riga dal file?
Can you delete this line from the file?
Non sopprimere i tuoi dubbi, parlane con me.
Don't suppress your doubts, talk to me about them.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sopprimere | infinitive |
| sopprimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprime | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprimeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soppressi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soppressero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soppresse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprimesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopprimereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopprimerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopprimiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sopprimete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sopprimi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sopprimendo | gerund |
| soppresso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and institutional than eliminare or togliere; common in law, medicine, bureaucracy, and journalism.
- For deleting text or sections, sopprimere is formal; cancellare is the everyday choice for files, messages, and appointments.
- In violent contexts, it can mean "kill/liquidate," so avoid it for people unless that strong meaning is intended.
- past participle soppresso