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Sup*press" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Suppressing.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See Sub-, and Press.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
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Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies.
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2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.
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She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. Broome.
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4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
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Syn. -- To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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