suppress

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

   suppress a yawn

2. 2
   verb

   to put down by force or authority

   suppress a nascent uprising

3. 3
   verb

   To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

   Political dissent was brutally suppressed.

4. 4
   verb

   To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.

   I struggled to suppress my smile.

5. 5
   verb

   To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.

   He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.

6. 6
   verb

   To prevent publication.

   The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.

7. 7
   verb

   To stop a flow or stream.

   The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.

8. 8
   verb

   put out of one's consciousness

Etymology

From Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprimō (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + premō (“press”).