English Dictionary
◊ SUPPRESS
suppress
v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's
desires" [syn: {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue}, {conquer},
{curb}]
2: come down on; "The government oppresses political activists"
[syn: {oppress}, {crush}]
3: control and refrain from showing; of emotions [syn: {bottle
up}]
4: put out of one's consciousness; in psychiatry [syn: {repress}]