suppress meaning and definition

SUPPRESS verb

Definition of suppress (verb)

1. to put down by force or authority
   • "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
   • synonyms: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue
2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
   • "The government oppresses political activists"
   • synonyms: crush, oppress
3. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
   • synonyms: bottle up, inhibit
4. put out of one's consciousness
   • synonyms: repress
5. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
   • "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"