ALL meanings of suppress
sup·press
S s - verb with object suppress to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties. 1
- verb with object suppress to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppress to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppress to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppress to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppress to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush. 1
- verb with object suppress Electricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit. 1
- transitive verb suppress anger, emotions 1
- transitive verb suppress opposition 1
- transitive verb suppress thought 1
- verb suppress If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. 0
- verb suppress If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness. 0
- verb suppress If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to. 0
- verb suppress If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it. 0
- verb suppress If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing. 0
- verb suppress to put an end to; prohibit 0
- verb suppress to hold in check; restrain 0
- verb suppress to withhold from circulation or publication 0
- verb suppress to stop the activities of; crush 0
- verb suppress to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit 0
- verb suppress to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal 0
- verb suppress to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind) 0
- verb suppress to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) 0
- verb transitive suppress to put down by force; subdue; quell; crush 0
- verb transitive suppress to abolish by authority 0
- verb transitive suppress to keep from appearing or being known, published, etc. 0
- verb transitive suppress to keep back; restrain; check 0
- verb transitive suppress to check or stop (a natural flow, secretion, or excretion) 0
- verb transitive suppress to eliminate or weaken (an unwanted oscillation, echo, etc.) in a circuit 0
- verb transitive suppress to consciously dismiss from the mind (unacceptable ideas, impulses, etc.) 0