suppress — sup·press /sə pres/ vt 1: to put down by authority or force 2 a: to keep secret b: to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a: to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial suppress narcotics found in violation of the… … Law dictionary
Suppress — Sup*press , 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suppress — sup‧press [səˈpres] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent something from developing or making progress: • The recession is suppressing demand for our products. • Tax increases simply made inflation worse by suppressing economic growth. • We feel the… … Financial and business terms
suppress — 1 *crush, quell, extinguish, quench, quash Analogous words: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer: *abolish, annihilate: *destroy: *ruin, wreck 2 Suppress, r … New Dictionary of Synonyms
suppress — [sə pres′] vt. [ME suppressen < L suppressus, pp. of supprimere, to press under, suppress < sub ,SUB + premere, to PRESS1] 1. a) to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush b) to abolish by authority 2. to kee … English World dictionary
suppress — late 14c., to put down by force or authority, from L. suppressus, pp. of supprimere press down, stop, check, stifle, from sub down, under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + premere push against (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
suppress — [v] restrain, hold in check abolish, annihilate, beat down, bottle, bring to naught, burke, censor, check, clamp, conceal, conquer, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, extinguish, hold back, hold down, hold in, interrupt, keep … New thesaurus
suppress — ► VERB 1) forcibly put an end to. 2) prevent from being expressed or published. 3) Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory). DERIVATIVES suppression noun suppressive adjective suppressor noun … English terms dictionary
suppress — verb 1 stop sth by using force ADVERB ▪ brutally, ruthlessly, violently ▪ A pro democracy uprising was brutally suppressed. VERB + SUPPRESS ▪ attempt to, seek to … Collocations dictionary
suppress — 01. Religious services, long [suppressed] by the communist government, are now being tolerated. 02. The violent [suppression] of the demonstrations has drawn international criticism. 03. Dissidents say the attempts at [suppression] of their… … Grammatical examples in English
