suppress

Definitions of suppress in various dictionaries:

verb - to put down by force or authority

verb - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

verb - control and refrain from showing

verb - put out of one's consciousness

verb - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

To put an end to forcibly; subdue.

To curtail or prohibit the activities of.

To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.

To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.

To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.

These verb s mean to hold in check something requiring or struggling to find an outlet.

verb - to put an end to forcibly