Suppress - Definition

v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's
desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit,
subdue, conquer, curb]
2: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
"The government oppresses political activists" [syn:
oppress, suppress, crush]
3: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires,
impulses, or behavior [syn: inhibit, bottle up,
suppress]
4: put out of one's consciousness [syn: suppress, repress]
5: reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a
yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"