v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suppressed p. pr. & vb. n. Suppressing. ] [ L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See Sub-, and Press. ] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell. [ 1913 Webster ] Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth. [ 1913 Webster ] She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. Broome. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
