01 v. t. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
imp. & p. p.
Suppressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suppressing
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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.
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2.
To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile.
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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.“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.