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Webster 1913 Edition

Suppress

Sup-press′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suppress

SUPPRESS'

,
Verb.
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.

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