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Webster 1913 Edition
Suppress
Sup-press′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Suppressed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suppressing
.] 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 smileSir 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 truthShe
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.
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.Definition 2024
suppress
suppress
English
Verb
suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- I struggled to suppress my smile.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- To prevent publication.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.
Derived terms
Translations
to put an end to
to restrain an expression
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psychiatry: to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
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to prevent publication
to stop a flow or stream
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to hold in place, to keep low
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External links
- suppress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- suppress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911