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Definitions for Suppress

[1] to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
[2] to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
[3] to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
[4] to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
[5] to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
[6] to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
[7] Electricity . to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.
[8] to put an end to; prohibit
[9] to hold in check; restrain I was obliged to suppress a smile
[10] to withhold from circulation or publication to suppress seditious pamphlets
[11] to stop the activities of; crush to suppress a rebellion
[12] electronics to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
[13] psychiatry to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind) to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) Compare repress (def. 3)

Words related to Suppress

subdue, quench, censor, curb, repress, muzzle, abolish, crush, quash, overthrow, overcome, quell, stifle, conceal, withhold, contain, silence, clamp, annihilate, muffle

Words nearby Suppress

supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppository, suppress, suppressant, suppressed carrier modulation, suppression, suppressive, suppressor

Origin of Suppress

1375–1425; late Middle English suppressen < Latin suppressus (past participle of supprimere to press down), equivalent to sup- sup- + pressus (see press1)

Other words from Suppress

sup·pressed·ly [suh -prest -lee, -pres -id-] /səˈprɛst li, -ˈprɛs ɪd-/ , adverb
sup·press·i·ble , adjective
sup·pres·sive , adjective
sup·pres·sive·ly , adverb
sup·pres·sor , sup·press·er , noun
non·sup·pressed , adjective
non·sup·pres·sive , adjective
non·sup·pres·sive·ly , adverb
non·sup·pres·sive·ness , noun
pre·sup·press , verb (used with object)
qua·si-sup·pressed , adjective
re·sup·press , verb (used with object)
self-sup·press·ing , adjective
self-sup·pres·sive , adjective
un·sup·pressed , adjective
un·sup·press·i·ble , adjective
un·sup·pres·sive , adjective
well-sup·pressed , adjective

Word origin for Suppress

C14: from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press

Synonyms for Suppress

abolish, censor, conceal, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, muzzle, overcome, overthrow, put an end to, put down, quash, quell, quench, repress, silence, snuff out, stamp out, stifle, subdue, withhold, annihilate, bottle, burke, check, clamp, conquer, extinguish, interrupt, muffle, overpower, shush, smother, spike, squash, stop, trample, beat down, bring to naught, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep in, keep secret, put kibosh on, put lid on, sit on