tamp down

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Verb

tamp down (third-person singular simple present tamps down, present participle tamping down, simple past and past participle tamped down)

1. To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) To suppress (something, usually an emotion or thought).
   • 2022 January 17, Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, “Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mr. Trump’s aides also have tried to tamp down questions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr. DeSantis.

Translations

To compact a substance

• German: komprimieren (de), stampfen (de), verdichten (de), feststampfen (de)

To suppress something

• German: unterdrücken (de), etwas unterdrücken