suppress

verb

1. to put down by force or authority; “suppress a nascent uprising”; “stamp down on littering”; “conquer one’s desires”

   Synonyms

   • stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb

   Less specific

   • control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

   More specific

   • wink, blink, blink away, stifle, dampen, choke off, choke down, choke back, hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up, burke (more) , silence, squelch, quell, quench, smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority; “The government oppresses political activists”

   Synonyms

   • oppress, crush

   More specific

   • repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

3. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

   Synonyms

   • inhibit, bottle up

   Less specific

   • restrain, keep, keep back, hold back

   More specific

   • restrain, keep, keep back, hold back, quench, choke

4. put out of one’s consciousness

   Synonyms

   • repress

   Less specific

   • forget, bury

   More specific

   • swallow

5. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; “suppress a yawn”; “this drug can suppress the hemorrhage”

   Less specific

   • decrease, lessen, minify