One entry found for suppress.

Main Entry: sup·press
Pronunciation: s-pres
Function: verb
1 : to put down by authority or force <suppress a rebellion>
2 a : to keep from being known <tried to suppress the news> b : to stop the publication or distribution of <suppressed the test results>
3 : to hold back : REPRESS <suppress feelings of jealousy> <suppressed a cough>
4 : to slow or stop the growth or development of : STUNT
- sup·press·ible /--bl/ adjective
- sup·pres·sion /-presh-n/ noun
- sup·pres·sive /-pres-iv/ adjective
- sup·pres·sor /-pres-r/ noun

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