Suppress meaning

verb

1. bring under control by force or authority

   “suppress a nascent uprising”

   “stamp down on littering”

   Synonymsstamp downsubdueconquer

2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

   “The government oppresses political activists”

   Synonymsoppresscrush

3. consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

   “suppress a smile”

   “he let his anger bottle up until he exploded”

   Synonymsinhibitbottle up

4. put out of one's consciousness

   Synonymsrepress

5. lessen to the point of stopping

   “suppress a yawn”

   “this drug can suppress the hemorrhage”