1. (

• suppress ,
• stamp_down ,
• subdue ,
• conquer

) bring under control by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" ;

2. (

• oppress ,
• suppress ,
• crush

) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" ;

3. (

• inhibit ,
• bottle_up ,
• suppress

) consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior; "suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded" ;

4. (

• suppress ,
• repress

) put out of one's consciousness ;

5. (

• suppress ,

) lessen to the point of stopping; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage" ;