suppress

1. v. t. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell. Source: opted

2. v. t. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Source: opted

3. v. t. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth. Source: opted

4. v. t. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage. Source: opted

5. v. bring under control by force or authority Source: wordnet

6. v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority Source: wordnet

7. v. consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior Source: wordnet

8. v. put out of one's consciousness Source: wordnet

9. v. lessen to the point of stopping Source: wordnet

10. 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell. Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies. 2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Sir W. Scott. 3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth. She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. Broome. 4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage. Syn. -- To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother. Source: webster

11. v:100 v. to put down by force or authority v. put out of one's consciousness v. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop Source: ecdict

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