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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 quell.
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Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make
the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. --Sir
J. Davies.
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2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.
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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.
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She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a
pleasing suspense. --Broome.
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4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to
suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
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Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;
overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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