Syn. — To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
SUPPRESSIBLE
Sup*press"i*ble, a.
Defn: That may be suppressed.
SUPPRESSION
Sup*pres"sion, n. Etym: [L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.]
1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; — used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. Quain.
3. (Gram.)
Defn: Omission; as, the suppression of a word.
Syn. — Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction.