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Suppress
səˈprɛs
Suppress definitions
verb
suppress
suppressed
suppresses
suppressing
- forcibly put an end to
"the rising was savagely suppressed"
subdue defeat conquer vanquish triumph over repress crush quell quash squash stamp out overpower extinguish put down put out crack down on clamp down on cow drive underground- prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain
"she could not suppress a rising panic"
- prevent the dissemination of (information)
"the report had been suppressed"
- prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction)
"use of the drug suppressed the immune response"
- partly or wholly eliminate (electrical interference)
- consciously inhibit (an unpleasant idea or memory) to avoid considering it