Word Meaning

suppress definition and meaning

v. t. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
v. t. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.

Crossword clues for suppress

- Forcibly put an end to
- Task force