English dictionary

suppress

/s/@/'pr/E/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

to put down by force or authority

verb.change

Examples
Suppress a nascent uprising.

Synonyms conquer curb inhibit stamp down subdue

Source: WordNet 3.0
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

verb.social

Synonyms crush oppress

Source: WordNet 3.0
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

verb.social

Synonyms bottle up inhibit

Source: WordNet 3.0
put out of one's consciousness

verb.cognition

Synonyms repress

Source: WordNet 3.0
reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

verb.change

Examples
Suppress a yawn.

This drug can suppress the hemorrhage.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

verb

Source: webster1913