Suppress | Mean of suppress in English Dictionary

/səˈprɛs/

• Verb
• to end or stop (something) by force
1. Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
2. suppressing a rebellion
• to keep (something) secret
1. The governor tried to suppress the news.
2. The judge may decide to suppress the evidence. [=to not allow the evidence to be used at a trial]
3. She ordered the magazine (to be) suppressed.
• to not allow yourself to feel, show, or be affected by (an emotion)
1. He struggled to suppress his feelings of jealousy.
2. She could not suppress her anger.
3. I had to suppress an urge to tell him what I really thought.

• to stop yourself from doing something (such as smiling, coughing, or laughing) that might bother other people
1. I found it hard to suppress a smile [=to keep myself from smiling] when he told me about what happened.
2. She tried to suppress a cough/laugh. [=she tried not to cough/laugh]
• to slow or stop the growth, development, or normal functioning of (something)
1. a drug that suppresses the immune system
2. The pill works by suppressing your appetite.