- (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.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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