suppress

(sə-prĕs')
tr.v., -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es.

1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.
2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.
3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.
4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.
5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.
6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or cough, for example); arrest.

[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press.]

suppressant sup·press'ant n.
suppressible sup·press'i·ble adj.

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verb

1. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch. Idioms: put the lid on. See continue/stop/pause, win/lose/recovery.
2. To keep from being published or transmitted: ban, black out, censor, hush (up), stifle. Idioms: keepputa lid on. See show/hide.
3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle. Informal sit on (or upon). See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: restrain, hold in check
Antonyms: encourage, let go, release

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To stop something or someone; to prevent, prohibit, or subdue.

To suppress evidence is to keep it from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.

IN BRIEF: To put down by force or authority. Also: Put out of one's consciousness.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. — Robertson Davies (1913-1995)

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1. inducing suppression.
2. an agent that stops secretion, excretion or normal discharge.

n

An agent that retards or diminishes a physical or mental activity. Commonly used to describe a drug that inhibits coughing (cough suppressant).

For a list of words related to suppress, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - suppress: (vb) keep secret by failure to disclose, esp. evidence
• Secrecy and Concealment - suppress: (vb) keep hidden or withhold from the public

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Common misspelling(s) of suppress

• surpress
• supress

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afskaffe, undertrykke, inddrage, standse, sætte en stopper for, tilbageholde, udelade, fortrænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
de kop indrukken, onderdrukken, verbijten, achterhouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - supprimer, réprimer, refouler, contenir, dissimuler, taire

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterdrücken, abschaffen, verbieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταστέλλω, καταπνίγω, αποκρύπτω, (ψυχολ.) απωθώ (στο υποσυνείδητο)

Italiano (Italian)
reprimere, sopprimere, dissimulare, distruggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suprimir

Русский (Russian)
подавлять (восстание), сдерживать, запрещать, изымать из печати, продажи, утаивать (правду), остановить (кровотечение)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reprimir, sofocar, contener, ocultar, disimular, callar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undertrycka, kuva, slå ned, tysta (ned), dra in, förbjuda, hemlighålla, förtiga, hämma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镇压, 平定, 查禁, 压制, 废止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鎮壓, 平定, 查禁, 壓制, 廢止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 억압하다, 억제하다, 발표하지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 抑圧する, 抑える, 隠す, 発売を禁止する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقمع , يخمد , يطمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דיכא, הדביר, איפק, עצר, הדחיק, הסתיר‬

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