suppress
/səˈprɛs/
verb
- To stop something by force or authority; to put an end to.
- She tried to suppress a laugh during the serious meeting.
- The government sent troops to suppress the rebellion.
- The new law was designed to suppress illegal gambling.
- To keep a feeling, thought, or memory from being expressed or known.
- He had to suppress his anger and speak calmly.
- It's unhealthy to constantly suppress your emotions.
- She suppressed the painful memory of the accident for years.
- To prevent something from being published, revealed, or circulated.
- The dictator suppressed all newspapers that criticized him.
- The court ordered the publisher to suppress the book.
- The company tried to suppress the negative report about its products.