Main entry: suppress
Definition: reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
Usage: suppress a yawn; this drug can suppress the hemorrhage
Main entry: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Definition: put out of one's consciousness
Main entry: inhibit, suppress, bottle up
Definition: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Main entry: crush, suppress, oppress
Definition: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Usage: The government oppresses political activists