tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es 2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups. 3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film. 4. a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind. b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile. 5. a. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of: suppress a virus; suppress a hemorrhage. b. To inhibit the expression of (a gene): suppress a mutation. [Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per-4 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sup·pressant n. sup·pressi·ble adj. |
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