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 quell.
Every rebellion, when it is
suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger.
Sir J. Davies.
2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Sir W. Scott.
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.
She suppresses the name, and
this keeps him in a pleasing
suspense.
Broome.
4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
Syn. -- To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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