- to put down by force or authority;
"suppress a nascent uprising" "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires"
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
"The government oppresses political activists"
- control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- put out of one's consciousness
- reduce the incidence or severity of or stop;
"suppress a yawn" "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"