Definition of: suppress

(sə·pres′) v.t.
1. To put an end or stop to; quell; crush, as a rebellion.
2. To stop or prohibit the activities of, as a rival political group; abolish.
3. To withhold from knowledge or publication, as a book, news, etc.
4. To repress, as a groan or sigh.
5. To stop (a hemorrhage, etc.). See synonyms under ABOLISH, HIDE, REPRESS, RESTRAIN, SUBDUE. [<L suppressus, pp. of supprimere <sub- under + premere press]
—sup·press′er, sup·pres′sor noun
—sup·press′i·ble adjective