SUPPRESS', verb transitive [Latin suppressus, supprimo; sub and premo, to press.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to destroy; as, to suppress a rebellion; to suppress a mutiny or riot; to suppress opposition. Every rebellion when it is suppressed, makes the subject weaker, and the government stronger. 2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress sighs. 3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to tell or reveal; as, to suppress evidence. She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. 4. To retain without communication or making public; as, to suppress a letter; to suppress a manuscript. 5. To stifle; to stop; to hinder from circulation; as, to suppress a report. 6. To stop; to restrain; to obstruct from discharges; as, to suppress a diarrhea, a hemorrhage and the like.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI