The meaning of SUPPRESS is to put down by authority or force : subdue. How to use suppress in a sentence.

SUPPRESSED definition: stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity. See examples of suppressed used in a sentence.

SUPPRESSED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of suppress 2. to end something by force: 3. to prevent…. Learn more.

Definition of suppress verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. suppress something (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.) to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that …

to withhold (evidence, a book, etc.) or keep back from public knowledge: The president's office suppressed the release of those figures. to stop or arrest (a cough, hemorrhage, etc.): to suppress a …

If something is suppressed, it has been kept secret or forcibly restricted. You may hear rumors about a suppressed report on a politician's activities — it's kept secret, so you don't know the facts.

If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness.