Associations to the word «Suppress»

Wiktionary

SUPPRESS, verb. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
SUPPRESS, verb. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
SUPPRESS, verb. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
SUPPRESS, verb. To prevent publication.
SUPPRESS, verb. To stop a flow or stream.
SUPPRESS, verb. (US) (legal) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
SUPPRESS, verb. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
SUPPRESS, verb. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

Dictionary definition

SUPPRESS, verb. To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires".
SUPPRESS, verb. Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists".
SUPPRESS, verb. Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.
SUPPRESS, verb. Put out of one's consciousness.
SUPPRESS, verb. Reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.