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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPPRESS', v.t. [L. suppressus, supprimo; sub and premo, to press.]
1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to destroy; as, to suppress a rebellion; to suppress a mutiny or riot; to suppress opposition.
Every rebellion when it is suppressed, makes the subject weaker, and the government stronger.
2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress sighs.
3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to tell or reveal; as, to suppress evidence.
She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense.
4. To retain without communication or making public; as, to suppress a letter; to suppress a manuscript.
5. To stifle; to stop; to hinder from circulation; as, to suppress a report.
6. To stop; to restrain; to obstruct from discharges; as, to suppress a diarrhea, a hemorrhage and the like.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb]
2: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: oppress, suppress, crush]
3: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior [syn: inhibit, bottle up, suppress]
4: put out of one's consciousness [syn: suppress, repress]
5: reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere, from sub- + premere to press — more at press Date: 14th century 1. to put down by authority or force ; subdue <suppress a riot> 2. to keep from public knowledge: as a. to keep secret b. to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of <suppress the test results> 3. a. to exclude from consciousness b. to keep from giving vent to ; check <suppressed her anger> 4. obsolete to press down 5. a. to restrain from a usual course or action <suppress a cough> b. to inhibit the growth or development of 6. to inhibit the genetic expression of <suppress a mutation> • suppressibility noun • suppressible adjective • suppressive adjective • suppressiveness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 end the activity or existence of, esp. forcibly. 2 prevent (information, feelings, a reaction, etc.) from being seen, heard, or known (tried to suppress the report; suppressed a yawn). 3 a partly or wholly eliminate (electrical interference etc.). b equip (a device) to reduce such interference due to it. 4 Psychol. keep out of one's consciousness. Derivatives: suppressible adj. suppression n. suppressive adj. suppressor n. Etymology: ME f. L supprimere suppress- (as SUB-, premere press)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suppress Sup*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppressing.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See Sub-, and Press.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(suppresses, suppressing, suppressed) 1. If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. ...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite international attempts to suppress them... ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army. VERB: V n, V-ed • suppression ...people who were imprisoned after the violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement protests. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 2. If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness. The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation. VERB: be V-ed • suppression Eye problems can indicate an unhealthy lifestyle with subsequent suppression of the immune system. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 3. If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to. Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile... The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface. VERB: V n, V-ed • suppression A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 4. If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it. At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information... VERB: V n • suppression The inspectors found no evidence which supported any allegation of suppression of official documents. N-UNCOUNT: N of n 5. If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing. 'The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy,' he said... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down, destroy, overwhelm. 2. Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check, keep in. 3. Conceal, keep secret, retain, strangle, stifle, keep down, keep out of sight, keep secret, restrain from disclosure, hush up. 4. Stop, restrain, check, obstruct, arrest.

Moby Thesaurus

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