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sup·press (sə-prĕś)

[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress-, sub-, sub-, + premere, to press.]

transitive verb: -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es. 

  1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.
  2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.
  3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.
  4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.
  5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.
  6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or cough, for example); arrest.

derivatives

sup·presśant
noun
sup·presśi·ble
adjective