sup·press 
/səˈprɛs/ verb
sup·press·es; sup·pressed; sup·press·ing /səˈprɛs/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to end or stop (something) by force
▪ Political dissent was brutally suppressed. ▪ suppressing a rebellion 2 : to keep (something) secret : to not allow people to know about or see (something)
▪ The governor tried to suppress the news. ▪ The judge may decide to suppress the evidence. [=to not allow the evidence to be used at a trial] ▪ She ordered the magazine (to be) suppressed. 3 a : to not allow yourself to feel, show, or be affected by (an emotion)
▪ He struggled to suppress his feelings of jealousy. ▪ She could not suppress her anger. ▪ I had to suppress an urge to tell him what I really thought.
b : to stop yourself from doing something (such as smiling, coughing, or laughing) that might bother other people
▪ I found it hard to suppress a smile [=to keep myself from smiling] when he told me about what happened. ▪ She tried to suppress a cough/laugh. [=she tried not to cough/laugh] 4 : to slow or stop the growth, development, or normal functioning of (something)
▪ a drug that suppresses the immune system ▪ The pill works by suppressing your appetite.
▪ Political dissent was brutally suppressed. ▪ suppressing a rebellion
▪ The governor tried to suppress the news. ▪ The judge may decide to suppress the evidence. [=to not allow the evidence to be used at a trial] ▪ She ordered the magazine (to be) suppressed.
▪ He struggled to suppress his feelings of jealousy. ▪ She could not suppress her anger. ▪ I had to suppress an urge to tell him what I really thought.
b : to stop yourself from doing something (such as smiling, coughing, or laughing) that might bother other people
▪ I found it hard to suppress a smile [=to keep myself from smiling] when he told me about what happened. ▪ She tried to suppress a cough/laugh. [=she tried not to cough/laugh]
▪ a drug that suppresses the immune system ▪ The pill works by suppressing your appetite.
— sup·pres·sion /səˈprɛʃən/ noun [noncount]
▪ political suppression ▪ the suppression of evidence ▪ the suppression of your emotions ▪ appetite suppression
/səˈprɛʃən/ noun [noncount] ▪ political suppression ▪ the suppression of evidence ▪ the suppression of your emotions ▪ appetite suppression
