Category:Suppress

Sup*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppressing.] Etym: [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.