| suppress | (v) to put down by force or authority, Syn. inhibit, curb, subdue, stamp down, conquer, Example: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires |
| suppress | (v) put out of one's consciousness, Syn. repress |
| suppress | (v) reduce the incidence or severity of or stop, Example: suppress a yawn; this drug can suppress the hemorrhage |
| suppressant | (n) a drug that suppresses appetite, Syn. appetite suppressant |
| suppression | (n) the failure to develop some part or organ |
| suppression | (n) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation, Syn. curtailment, Example: a suppression of the newspaper |
| suppression | (n) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority, Syn. stifling, crushing, quelling, Example: the suppression of heresy; the quelling of the rebellion; the stifling of all dissent |
| suppressive | (adj) tending to suppress, Example: the government used suppressive measures to control the protest |
| suppressive fire | (n) fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives |
| suppressor | (n) someone who suppresses, Syn. suppresser, Example: dictators are suppressors of free speech |
| Suppress | v. t. Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ] She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. Broome. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suppressible | a. That may be suppressed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suppression | n. [ L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression. ] |
| Suppressive | a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suppressor | n. [ L., hider. ] One who suppresses. [ 1913 Webster ] |