to put an end to (something) by force; to subdue
to stop the publication or revelation of (something)
to hold (something) back; to restrain
He managed to suppress a yawn
to arrest, check, or inhibit (something)
to deliberately exclude (a thought or, feeling, etc) from consciousness: compare repress
suppressible adj
suppression noun
suppressive adj
suppressor noun
[Middle English suppressen from Latin suppressus, past part. of supprimere to press down, from sub- + premere to press]