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sup⋅press

  [suh-pres]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist party.
2. to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
3. to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
4. to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
5. to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
6. to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
7. Electricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME suppressen < L suppressus (ptp. of supprimere to press down), equiv. to sup- sup- + pressus (see press 1 )

Related forms:
sup⋅pressed⋅ly  [suh-prest-lee, -pres-id-] , adverb
sup⋅press⋅i⋅ble, adjective
sup⋅pres⋅sive, adjective
sup⋅pres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
sup⋅pres⋅sor, sup⋅press⋅er, noun
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sup·pres·sive   (sə-prěs'ĭv)   
adj.  Tending or serving to suppress.
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Suppressive

Sup*press"ive\, a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: sup·pres·sive
Pronunciation: -'pres-iv
Function: adjective
: tending or serving to suppress something (as the symptoms of adisease) <suppressive drugs> —sup·pres·sive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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