English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Suppress

Suppress (v. t.)

To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

Suppress (v. t.)

To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile.

Suppress (v. t.)

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.

Suppress (v. t.)

To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.