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Definition of Suppressing
Suppressing Suppress Sup*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Suppressing.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere
to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See
Sub-, and Press.]
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.
2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.
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.
4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to
suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;
overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
