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suppressive

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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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Word Origin & History

suppress 
c.1380, "to put down by force or authority," from L. suppressus, pp. of supprimere "press down, stop, check, stifle," from sub "down, under" + premere "push against" (see press (v.1)). Sense of "prevent or prohibit the circulation of" is from 1560.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sup·press
Pronunciation: s&-'pres
Function: transitive verb
1 : to put down by authority or force
2 a : to keep secret b : to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of
3 a : to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial <suppress narcotics found in violation of the right against unreasonable search and seizure> b : to fail to disclose (material evidence favorable to a defendant) in violation of due process suppressing evidence> —compare BRADY MATERIAL intransitive verb : to suppress evidence —sup·press·ible adjective —sup·pres·sion /-'pre-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sup·press
Pronunciation: s&-'pres
Function: transitive verb
1 : to exclude from consciousness <suppressedanxiety>
2 : to restrain from a usual course or action <suppress a cough>
3 : INHIBIT 2 <suppresses the human immune response —Josie Glausiusz>; especially : to inhibit the genetic expression of <suppress amutation> —sup·press·ibil·i·ty /-"pres-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—sup·press·ible /-'pres-&-b&l/ adjective

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
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Medical Dictionary

suppress sup·press (sə-prěs')
v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es

  1. To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system.

  2. To deliberately exclude unacceptable desires or thoughts from the mind.

  3. To reduce the incidence or severity of a condition or symptom, such as a hemorrhage.

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